martinet

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Recent Examples of martinet The ex-principal of a private school recounts outwitting a troublesome parent—her state’s martinet governor, Brigadier (Hitler) Okon. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023 Van Zweden, in turn, was a martinet specialist in the standards who seemed appealing as an about-face from Gilbert, less electric in the core repertory. Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2023 Awaiting them at the dock are the martinet of a hotel manager, Valentina (Sabrina Impacciatore), and her staff, putting on an air of practiced friendliness. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022 The young princess’s father, born Prince Albert, was the excruciatingly shy, stuttering second son of the martinet King George V and the frigidly correct Queen Mary. Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for martinet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for martinet
Noun
  • While the modern world rages outside their four walls, everything inside is immune to the tyrant of time.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
  • But is that the same for employees who work for a tyrant?
    Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • His meetings with the Russian dictator last for hours.
    Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
  • The signs and costumes were the real show, ranging from clever wordplay and depictions of President Donald Trump as a dictator, to profane expressions calling for an end to ICE raids that had been conducted in the city for about a week prior.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • He was variously depicted as both a strict disciplinarian and also an emotionally intelligent father figure to the players.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 1 June 2025
  • Either way, Columbia could more easily identify the protesters, much to the advantage of disciplinarians looking to move fast.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • On June 9, after slipping into Cancer and your fifth house of love, passion and self-expression, the messenger planet will clash with taskmaster Saturn in your second house of finances and sense of self-worth.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 June 2025
  • Subconscious fears and biases will pop up, as Jupiter tensely argues with taskmaster Saturn and delusional Neptune from June 15 to June 18.
    Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025

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“Martinet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/martinet. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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