How to Use strong-arm in a Sentence
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The crime comes amid a spike in strong-arm robberies in Oakland.
—Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 1 June 2023
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Bananas worms his way in and tries to strong-arm the conversation, which pisses off Danny and Sarah.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2023
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On paper, Turks had many reasons to be dissatisfied with their leader and to push back against his strong-arm rule.
—Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2023
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Netflix is already trying to strong-arm customers onto its ad plan.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024
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But strong-arm tactics are not the main focus of Temu's latest court filing against the fast-fashion juggernaut, according to Scafidi.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2023
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Its bid to strong-arm Europe through gas and energy exports may have failed, but the Kremlin has other tools at its disposal, one of which concerns the global supply of food.
—Michael Kimmage and Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2023
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Those included the ways in which grand juries have been used in the special counsel’s investigations and attempts to strong-arm defense lawyers involved in the cases, the people said.
—Alan Feuer, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2023
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But two of the biggest chains appear to be at odds over how they most effectively strong-arm companies like Unilever and PepsiCo into dropping prices.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 8 Jan. 2024
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In the most recent legislative session, Abbott tried and failed to strong-arm Texas Republicans into passing a universal-school-voucher bill.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2024
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In December, Marrero had been charged with domestic battery by strangulation and strong-arm robbery.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
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And that danger was more acute on account of my intent to be fair, ethical, moral — no stretching my dope with acetone, propane or extra baking soda nor shorting customers grams; no plotting how to strong-arm somebody else’s dope or stash.
—Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
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The move was the latest broadside — encouraged by the French government — to try to strong-arm manufacturers to lower food costs that have continued to buffet families despite a broad slowdown in price increases across Europe.
—Liz Alderman, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
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The San Francisco-area rapper who founded Cookies is being accused of using strong-arm and bullying tactics to run the popular cannabis brand, and forcing other companies to pay him and top executives millions of dollars in kickbacks to do business.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
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Former President Donald Trump's campaign accused the governor of deploying strong-arm tactics to accrue endorsements.
—Ryan King, Washington Examiner, 17 May 2023
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El Salvador has seen multiple radical and often controversial reforms under the strong-arm president’s leadership.
—Michael Rios, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
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The latest Trump indictment detailed the former president’s attempts to strong-arm Georgia officials,with a separate, Georgia-specific indictment possible later this month.
—Greg Jaffe, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2023
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The latest Trump indictment detailed the former president’s attempts to strong-arm Georgia officials, with a separate, Georgia-specific indictment possible later this month.
—Sarah Ellison and Greg Jaffe, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2023
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The crime comes amid a spike in strong-arm robberies in Oakland.
—Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 1 June 2023
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Bananas worms his way in and tries to strong-arm the conversation, which pisses off Danny and Sarah.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2023
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On paper, Turks had many reasons to be dissatisfied with their leader and to push back against his strong-arm rule.
—Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2023
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Netflix is already trying to strong-arm customers onto its ad plan.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024
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But strong-arm tactics are not the main focus of Temu's latest court filing against the fast-fashion juggernaut, according to Scafidi.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2023
-
Its bid to strong-arm Europe through gas and energy exports may have failed, but the Kremlin has other tools at its disposal, one of which concerns the global supply of food.
—Michael Kimmage and Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2023
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Those included the ways in which grand juries have been used in the special counsel’s investigations and attempts to strong-arm defense lawyers involved in the cases, the people said.
—Alan Feuer, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2023
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But two of the biggest chains appear to be at odds over how they most effectively strong-arm companies like Unilever and PepsiCo into dropping prices.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 8 Jan. 2024
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In the most recent legislative session, Abbott tried and failed to strong-arm Texas Republicans into passing a universal-school-voucher bill.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2024
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In December, Marrero had been charged with domestic battery by strangulation and strong-arm robbery.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
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And that danger was more acute on account of my intent to be fair, ethical, moral — no stretching my dope with acetone, propane or extra baking soda nor shorting customers grams; no plotting how to strong-arm somebody else’s dope or stash.
—Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
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The move was the latest broadside — encouraged by the French government — to try to strong-arm manufacturers to lower food costs that have continued to buffet families despite a broad slowdown in price increases across Europe.
—Liz Alderman, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
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The San Francisco-area rapper who founded Cookies is being accused of using strong-arm and bullying tactics to run the popular cannabis brand, and forcing other companies to pay him and top executives millions of dollars in kickbacks to do business.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
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