pugnacity

Example Sentences

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I am not persuaded by this criticism—the idea that Jaffa’s famous pugnacity arose from his Straussian ideas rather than his personality strikes me as tendentious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

His famous pugnacity became trained more and more on members of his own party, and his own constituents, than on Republicans.

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2024

Along the way, she showed flashes of the humor and pugnacity that have made her one of squash’s more forceful personalities.

From New York Times • May 4, 2022

In an early demonstration of his political pugnacity, Reid had demanded during the campaign that Laxalt release his family’s financial interests.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2021

Here is an instance of what I mean: I had noticed the great pugnacity of the pheasant, and out of this made capital.

From The Confessions of a Poacher by Anonymous