truculent
Example Sentences
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His schedule is littered with appointments called “executive time” or “meeting time,” as if he were a truculent child, in a Romper Room of his own making.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
He describes his co-star in The Piano, the American actor Harvey Keitel, as "truculent and difficult and a bit graceless".
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2023
Of course, this important nuance was lost on a truculent media, which received Ho’s decision with predictable disdain.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
But there are moments when they expose the emotion driving them both to truculent extremes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2022
Then, he danced on the Ford’s roof, leaving footprints of steel in his truculent clog across the top of the car.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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