Get to know Strongman better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like performer or dictator.
Strongman in a sentence
Strongman meaning
- A man who performs feats of strength, as in competitions or as an attraction in a circus.
- A forceful or brutal person, usually a ruler or tyrant.
Using Strongman
- The main meaning on this page is: A man who performs feats of strength, as in competitions or as an attraction in a circus. | A forceful or brutal person, usually a ruler or tyrant.
- Useful related words include: performer, performing artist, dictator, potentate.
- In the example corpus, strongman often appears in combinations such as: the strongman, former strongman, military strongman.
Context around Strongman
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Strongman
- In this selection, "strongman" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, arnold, pro, told, eddie, usa and world stand out and add context to how "strongman" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include arnold pro strongman world series and as a strongman who stood. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "strongman" sits close to words such as accelerates, allotment and ascended, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with strongman
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
If he finishes in the top three, he will qualify for the strongman nationals. (14 words)
But weak institutions make it difficult for them to govern, which eventually undermines their strongman rule. (16 words)
Erdoğan had first lavished a Turkish-made electric vehicle on Orbán during the strongman love-in. (16 words)
The Arnold Strongman USA Championship is part of the Arnold Pro Strongman World Series, which dates to 2002, with the winner of the Strongman championship earning a spot in the Arnold Strongman Classic at the 2020 Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio. (42 words)
Mr. Erdogan’s supporters, mostly Islamists, who see him as a strongman who stood up against the country’s secular Kemalist establishment, thronged the streets with Turkey’s national flags to celebrate their President’s lead. (36 words)
Prosecutors said Tartaglione's two enforcers – bodybuilder and school security guard Joseph Biggs along with former Haverstraw police officer and strongman competitor Gerard Benderoth – restrained the men at gunpoint as they watched Tartaglione kill Luna. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Arnold Strongman USA Championship is part of the Arnold Pro Strongman World Series, which dates to 2002, with the winner of the Strongman championship earning a spot in the Arnold Strongman Classic at the 2020 Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio.
And now it appears that was the case as Tommy told strongman Eddie Hall during a recent YouTube video: “I moved on to the medicine ball, you’ve all seen the video.
And yet, almost a year after the invasion of Ukraine, Russians continue to support strongman Putin and the war.
Both men are seen as possible successors to Putin's Kremlin throne and have vied to curry favour with the Russian strongman.
British Strongman Eddie Hall published a video on his YouTube channel in which he and Shaw recreated the American's former weekly shop at a Colorado Costco.
But despite his disappointment, the strongman told of his pride at raising thousands of pounds for the hospice.
But weak institutions make it difficult for them to govern, which eventually undermines their strongman rule.
Erdoğan had first lavished a Turkish-made electric vehicle on Orbán during the strongman love-in.
However, it was dissolved within three days, ahead of a trust vote, as the BJP strongman was unable to muster the numbers.
If he finishes in the top three, he will qualify for the strongman nationals.
Mr. Erdogan’s supporters, mostly Islamists, who see him as a strongman who stood up against the country’s secular Kemalist establishment, thronged the streets with Turkey’s national flags to celebrate their President’s lead.
Not only is Putin’s military depleted and divided, but his economy is a wreck, his citizenry restive and his own strongman reputation tarnished.
Once a strongman like Mr. Putin is seen to be weak and ineffective others smell the blood and pounce.
One of Strongman’s standout qualities is his ability to craft intricate verses and punchlines in the Twi language.
Prosecutors said Tartaglione's two enforcers – bodybuilder and school security guard Joseph Biggs along with former Haverstraw police officer and strongman competitor Gerard Benderoth – restrained the men at gunpoint as they watched Tartaglione kill Luna.
Sen. Imee Marcos, daughter of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos Sr., will be in Hawaii through Tuesday.
The dudes who change tires could be strongman contestants, and the mechanics are like hyped-up surgeons with wrenches.
The incumbent strongman President Recep Tayyip Erdogan narrowly beat his challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu, though neither reached the 50 percent threshold required to avoid a runoff vote to be held on May 28.
The Kremlin strongman hoped to take the capital Kyiv in a few days and overthrow President Volodymyr Zelensky, without the West reacting.
The location at Terazije fountain symbolically connects the gathering with the so-called "Plush revolution" from March 1991 — one of the first major demonstrations against former Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic.
Common combinations with strongman
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the strongman 18×
- former strongman 9×
- military strongman 7×
- strongman khalifa 7×
- russian strongman 6×
- strongman leader 5×
- strongman who 4×
- of strongman 4×
- strongman competition 4×
- strongman of 4×