tyrannical

Example Sentences

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Ironically, what began as an effort to promote transparency and efficiency for legal work has since become a tyrannical arrangement with both senior people and junior associates motivated to rack up hours to maximize profits.

From The Wall Street Journal

Scipio didn’t pave the way for the tyrannical Caesars who were to come; he represents what they might have been.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Pip rebukes Walker for “changing the temperature” of every room by “tyrannical, psychosocial … fiat.”

From Los Angeles Times

Dame Anna's tenure as editor-in-chief of US Vogue is widely rumoured to have inspired the character of Miranda Priestly in the Devil Wears Prada, a fictional portrayal of a tyrannical and revered fashion taste-maker.

From BBC

Freed from the tyrannical control that his father Murry had exerted over The Beach Boys’ direction as their manager, Wilson made a self-conscious stab at greatness.

From Salon