Sentence examples for ruthless figure from inspiring English sources

In the 2006 feature Hollywoodland, he was played as a dark and ruthless figure by the late Bob Hoskins.

It transpired that in Indian folk memory, Sleeman was – perhaps not surprisingly – a ruthless figure, not at all the benevolent administrator of imperial histories.

CRITICS, chief among them Jane Jacobs, an urban expert, considered Mr. Logue to be a ruthless figure who imposed his will on communities, in the Moses fashion.

Beyond this group of wealthy brokers, there are more shadowy figures: boat operators and smugglers who make the Mediterranean crossing, in this case a ruthless figure known as "the Doctor".

The characters include a master designer, "a charming, ruthless figure", his top model – "a working-class, unconventional beauty who becomes the iconic face of the House of Sabine … and ultimately his captive" – and his younger brother, "a reckless hedonist".

Momoa's character is a ruthless figure in the Canadian frontier during the 1700s.

Others are classic tyrannies run by ruthless figures whose moves are wholly unpredictable.

The guerrilla campaign transformed the CCP into a heavily militarised and authoritarian body in which the most ruthless figures had come to dominate.

This was the culmination of a days-long negotiation marathon, involving many actors, all seemingly terrified of upsetting one of the most ruthless figures in American politics.

The ruthless, charismatic figure at its heart has not been seen for almost a year and a half.

Rather than the usual ruthless tall figure, he is a sad little mustached man, slow of gait and anything but suave.