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Example sentences for: draconian
How can you use “draconian” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
The code gave the five major and three minor studios draconian power over stars.
The Army is proceeding against other soldiers under a draconian code that can transform consensual sex into constructive rape, if it happens across ranks.
You can be stuck on for anything from serious misconduct to minor infringements of the police's absurdly draconian and catch-all disciplinary codes, which make it possible for a senior officer with a grudge against a junior to stick him on for almost anything.
During the crack epidemic, Congress and the states imposed draconian mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses.
She favored alternative punishments, longed to help troubled kids, worried about Draconian anti-immigration policy, and disliked the death penalty, mandatory minimum sentences, and the crack/powder cocaine sentencing disparity.