under a/the tyrant
Frequency: 7.41.7 per million words
living or suffering in a state ruled by a tyrant
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Examples (10)
- The kings of Sparta would not serve under the tyrants of Syracuse.
- Many citizens lived in fear under the tyrant's iron fist.
- It was impossible for the economy to thrive under such a cruel tyrant.
- The rebellion aimed to free the people from living under a tyrant.
- Generations had grown up under the same oppressive tyrant.
- They longed for a day when they would no longer be under a tyrant.
- Life under the tyrant was a constant struggle for survival.
- The country remained impoverished under the tyrant's corrupt regime.
- Historians noted the widespread dissent that festered under the tyrant.
- The playwright depicted the plight of common folk under a tyrant.