DICTATORIAL in a Sentence

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He spoke in a subdued and troubled voice, very different from his usual dictatorial manner; and was often at a loss for words.

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 Meanings and Examples of DICTATORIAL
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
dictatorial
 a.  pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute
Classic Sentence:
1  For this reason, I suppose, they were now inflexible with one another; Mr. Jaggers being highly dictatorial, and Wemmick obstinately justifying himself whenever there was the smallest point in abeyance for a moment.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter LI
2  He spoke in a subdued and troubled voice, very different from his usual dictatorial manner; and was often at a loss for words.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER I
3  He is evidently the Sir Oracle of them, and I should think must have been in his time a most dictatorial person.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
Example Sentence:
1  The power to detain people without filing criminal charges against them is a dictatorial power.
2  He is imperious and dictatorial; never try to persuade him.
3  For years the nation had been under the heel of a dictatorial regime.