with an iron hand
Example Sentences
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Critics say he has ruled with an iron hand since he seized control and having gone back on pledges to step down, he is the only president most Ugandans have known.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
John Bolton met Thursday with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled the nation of 10 million with an iron hand for a quarter century, showing little tolerance to dissent and independent media.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2019
After seven years in power, Kim has put to rest any doubt about his ability to rule North Korea with an iron hand.
From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2019
Since 1969, Muammar al-Qaddafi ruled the North African country of Libya with an iron hand.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016
Marian remembered her grandmother Isabella as an imposing woman, tall and imperious, who ruled her family with an iron hand.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
