DRACONIAN in a Sentence

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When the principal canceled the senior prom because some seniors had been late to school that week, we thought the draconian punishment was ...

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 Meanings and Examples of DRACONIAN
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draconian
 a.  extremely harsh; very severe, oppressive or strict
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1  When the principal canceled the senior prom because some seniors had been late to school that week, we thought the draconian punishment was far too harsh for such a minor violation of the rules.