How to use "despotic" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "despotic" in popular movie and book plots

  • Life there in the city is difficult, as the young man must confront his father and his despotic sister Dorotea.  - Vento del sud
  • At the start of the game, despotic General Masters is attempting to take over the island by force.  - Midwinter (video game)
  • André, wishing to revenge himself on a despotic seigneur, uses the Jacobins' rise to force the seigneur's daughter to marry him.  - A Child of the Revolution
  • Far back in the Dark Days of Gallifrey, Imperiatrix Pandora became the despotic ruler of the Time Lords.  - Gallifrey: Lies
  • On the remote Caribbean island Ojeda an agitated population kills their despotic ruler Mariano Vargas.  - La Fièvre Monte à El Pao
  • Talquist, the despotic Emperor Presumptive of Sorbold, brings to life a gigantic earthen statue, which goes on rampage.  - Elegy for a Lost Star
  • It is about the horror of the Highland Clearances, and the heir of a despotic landlord, Cailean Og, who is disinherited.  - Dùn Aluinn
  • When elements of his administration plot against him and his despotic rule, Tsao comes down ruthlessly.  - New Dragon Gate Inn
  • The Counts of Poitain arrive on the isolated shores, looking for Conan to lead them against the despotic King of Aquilonia, Numedides.  - The Black Stranger
  • Europe, once a promising glimpse of humanity's potential, has become a well of despair under the despotic rule of a handful of feudal lords.  - Mace: The Dark Age
  • In Egmont, Goethe relates the fight of Count Egmont (1522-1568) against the despotic Duke of Alba.  - Egmont (play)
  • On the planet Karfel the small population is ruled in a rigid hierarchy, at the apex of which is the Borad, a sadistic and despotic ruler.  - Timelash
  • Yang Bailao, Xi'er's father, has been away to avoid the debt collector from the despotic landlord, Huang Shiren.  - The White Haired Girl
  • When the emissary returns soon after, Hazel and his rabbits learn that Efrafa is a police state led by the despotic General Woundwort.  - Watership Down
  • As a result, his rule is one of religious awe and despotic fear.  - God Emperor of Dune
  • Vornoff resorts to belting his assistant to drive him away, revealing to Janet the violent and despotic nature of her host.  - Bride of the Monster

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