strongman

Example Sentences

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The diplomatic dispute arises from the ambiguous role that Rwanda, best known to many Americans for the 1994 genocide, now plays as a regional strongman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

In fact he is the opposite — a domineering strongman who seeks to bully everyone around him into compliance.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Before that, he covered the Syrian civil war and the rise of Egyptian strongman Abdelfattah al-Sisi.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Ishchenko from Kyiv was a four-time strongman champion and former Ukrainian powerlifting champion.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Sheed looked like a circus strongman lifting his one-handed.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles