tyrannic
Example Sentences
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The tsars’ successors, the Soviets, proclaimed lofty ideals but in governing such a vast land they, too, became consumed by the tyrannic paranoia that plagued their forebears.
From Economist ● Aug. 18, 2016
The U.S. general in charge of the case admits Cargill's difficulties; but, somewhat like Captain Vere in Melville's Billy Budd, he sets law. however tyrannic, above lawbreaking, however understandable.
From Time Magazine Archive
Drive this monster of tyrannic fear from your mind, and enjoy the inestimable freedom of an emancipated human being.
From An Atheist Manifesto by Joseph Lewis
I dare say these poor starving creatures would willingly have sought protection under the shadow of our mercy, rather than return to be the slaves of a tyrannic government.
From Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment by John Shipp
She replied to his tyrannic voice with one as hard and stabbing as a gimlet.
From Coquette by Frank Swinnerton
