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
  • The assailants are domestic extremists whose aim is to further an agenda of tyrants and oligarchs.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
  • It was used, with the blood of brave Ukrainians, to defend their country from a tyrant’s aggression.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But filmmaker Feras Fayyad, who endured torture in Assad’s prisons, never gave up the certainty that one day the dictator would be ousted.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
  • As soon as the dictator was out, Samer Jalbout was on the move.
    Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Both were industrious strivers at work and strict disciplinarians at home.
    Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
  • After three years with John Fox, Pace didn’t need to fully reset the culture inside Halas Hall and bring in an experienced disciplinarian because Fox had helped clean up the mess left behind by the Phil Emery/Marc Trestman administration.
    Adam Jahns, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • As the sun joins taskmaster Saturn in Pisces, your eighth house of transformation and catharsis becomes illuminated.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Go From Managing Tasks To Developing People One of the most significant mindset shifts great leaders make is moving from manager as taskmaster to manager as developer.
    Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025

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“Martinet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/martinet. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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