Example sentences for: highhanded

How can you use “highhanded” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • His grandfather, a publisher, was allied with the turn of the century dictator whose highhanded rule provoked the Mexican revolution.

  • Where Boutros-Ghali was highhanded and arrogant, Annan is gentle, soft-spoken, calm.

  • Second, disagree as one might with the highhanded approach taken by the Oakland Unified School District, the linguistic challenge confronting urban schools defies armchair comprehension.

  • Free traders Hunt and Kristol, however, call the WTO arrogant for its highhanded dismissal of the protests.


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