mailed fist

Example Sentences

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Yet it was far from clear on Friday that Mr. Trump’s instinct for the mailed fist would offer him comparable political rewards in his re-election campaign.

From New York Times

Grapple with it, and it evanesces like smoke clutched in a mailed fist.

From New York Times

Managing his bureau with what The Times called a “mailed fist,” Byrnes expanded the detective ranks with bright and hungry officers, who soon learned how to conduct surveillance, gather intelligence, and analyze data.

From New York Times

Long before he called for banning Muslim immigration and torturing terrorism suspects, Mr. Trump argued for unleashing the New York Police Department to attack social unrest with a mailed fist.

From New York Times

However, this could have been avoided with an American velvet glove outside a mailed fist.

From US News