Draconian

How To Use Draconian In A Sentence

• This antimodernist nativism pervaded the 1920s, but it was particularly visible in the scientific racism of the eugenics movement, the xenophobia of the "100 percent American" movement, the sharp resurgence in the Ku Klux Klan, the post – World War One Red Scare (directed primarily at immigrant radicals), and in a series of draconian immigration restriction acts. 11 Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood
• Very quickly, the penalties were seen as draconian and the restrictions as inhibiting the will to win. Times, Sunday Times
• We can give agencies draconian new powers to bug phones and computers. The Sun
• At one point, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation was regarded as a draconian measure or last option for patients in these categories.
• There was a time when I would have argued that our libel laws were draconian and should be amended.
• It's about time we sorted a sensible compromise and not a draconian law.
• Ministers have decided they cannot justify some of the more draconian measures to reduce cigarette and alcohol sales during the economic downturn. Times, Sunday Times
• Japan suffers from tepid economic growth, draconian immigration policies and a shrinking population.
• The scrutiny on the hit will make it too draconian for some. Times, Sunday Times
• He has supported open prisons and opposed unnecessarily draconian anti-terrorism laws.