martinet

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Recent Examples of martinet There’s Cece’s father, long vanished; Ronnie, a predator; Marcel, a martinet; Joel, a manipulator; and a random catcaller in the street, whom Cece sends scurrying away by turning her acting skills to practical use. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024 The patriarch of the soccer clan, Joe Morrone was known for his rigor, passion, sometimes showing itself on the sidelines in the form clipboards shattered over his knee, but the martinet had a gentler side as the grandfather to a young player — at least to some degree. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for martinet
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Noun
  • So how should CHROs and other talent leaders handle reports of an office tyrant?
    Susan Caminiti, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Bring the Paine The only thing Paine liked less than monarchical rule was its enablers, anyone who relinquished their freedom willingly to an aspiring tyrant.
    Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And with foreign powers long divided over the war in Syria and the uprising against its former dictator, there is little hope for an international tribunal either.
    Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The 2025 Noble Peace Prize went to Maria Corina Machado for her political opposition to Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Mitevska also refuses to sanctify Mother Teresa more than necessary, instead portraying her as a strict disciplinarian who believed in organizational practicality as much as in the inherent holiness of children.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Considering his managers at Leeds included disciplinarians such as Wilkinson and George Graham, this was probably for the best.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Noun
  • Cancer is a tough taskmaster, and doctors didn’t detect it early enough.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • For a man known around the Pentagon as a relentless, humorless taskmaster, McNamara seemed virtually unrecognizable on the party circuit, mingling casually with journalists, fellow government officials, and vivacious Georgetown hostesses.
    William Taubman, Air Mail, 20 Sep. 2025

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“Martinet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/martinet. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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