Sentence examples for dictatorial tone from inspiring English sources

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Writers for The New Yorker in the 1930s and '40s described him as a "Superman of Law" who spoke in a "gruff, croupy, dictatorial tone".

He declined to debate "any inferences which I may believe to be falsely drawn" or respond to Greeley's "impatient and dictatorial tone".

And we are still wondering whether some fearful miscarriage of romance occurred on account of the dictatorial tone of the fourth message.

The autocratic tenor of Trump's pronouncements, the dictatorial tone with which he speaks to supporters at his rallies ("get 'em outta here," "throw them out!", "don't give them their coats") suggest that he views the presidency not as an opportunity to serve our nation, but as a coveted chance to rule it.

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Dessert is probably the biggest rip-off: a warm Valrhona tortino that a waitress suggests, in almost dictatorial tones, is an arid dud; an apple tart with toasted almonds tastes like it's been soaking in Amaretto.

As the original sound effects creator on the programme, Mr Hodgson was also responsible for designing the dictatorial modulated tones of the Daleks, whose leader Davros was played by Norfolk's Terry Molloy for three seasons of the classic series.

Its tone is typically dictatorial (this, to him, means a person whose book is dictated), as when it warns readers that "no image of me should ever be removed from this book for any purpose, including, but not exclusively: book reports, decorating walls, or placing in your wallet to imply our friendship".

If they are disrespectful, arrogant in tone, pushy and dictatorial, this is a good sign that the person is controlling rather than requesting, negotiating and respecting.

The dictatorship would look dictatorial.

Writers of articles are asked to participate in the comments and "add their own voice to them," he said, so "you can set a tone without having to be dictatorial".

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