aggressor
Example Sentences
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Witnesses suggested that Tom had acted in self-defense against his aggressor after the two came to blows one day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Prosecuting barrister Nicholas Lobbenberg KC said Digwa had a "weapons obsession", adding that his depiction to police of Nowak as a "racist, drunk, violent aggressor compounds the natural grief and loss of the deceased's family".
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
“Should the enemy attack,” it reads, “our Revolution will defend itself until victory is achieved and the aggressor is expelled.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
The next day, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel warned that "any external aggressor will encounter an unbreakable resistance."
From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026
The audience broke into applause, with yells of "Shame to the aggressor! Shame to the aggressor!"
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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