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
For a year leading up to its creation, Rumsfeld as defense secretary had led with an iron hand the planning for an invasion of Iraq.
From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2021
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
Since 1969, Muammar al-Qaddafi ruled the North African country of Libya with an iron hand.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016
Reverend Harris ran Clarkebury with an iron hand and an abiding sense of fairness.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
