tyrant
Example Sentences
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“I thought you said it remained a question whether I was a tyrant or not.”
From Literature
They thought those who were in competing spheres of power would fight for their own prerogatives, but it’s clear that’s actually quite a rare occurrence when it comes to facing down a tyrant.
From Salon
Too bad mine happened to take the shape of a fifty-pound tyrant.
From Literature
Shortly after Museveni took power in 1986, ending years of bloodshed and chaos under murderous tyrants, the young president mused that leaders overstaying their welcome lay at the heart of Africa's problems.
From Barron's
Instead, he learns the hard way that his downstairs neighbor is a tyrant.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
