ironfisted
Example Sentences
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Cassandra, the de-facto leader of the teens, is tenuously ironfisted.
From The New Yorker • May 22, 2019
Leonard Nimoy did it with a memorable turn as a goateed, ironfisted Mr. Spock in an original "Star Trek" episode that sent the Enterprise crew into a more bloodthirsty parallel universe.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2013
Occasionally ironfisted with local dissenters, he showed his formidable political skill in manipulating volatile local opinion over the Canal issue, leading to the 1977 treaties that were ratified�barely�by the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
His uncommon combination of political shrewdness and ironfisted determination gave a strong measure of national identity to the fractious Southeast Asian archipelago.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not long ago, Greyhound's ironfisted tactic would have seemed overly harsh.
From Time Magazine Archive
