warlike
Example Sentences
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Ravier, Milei's spokesman, said the base would have no "warlike character but will function as the most important logistics hub in the South Atlantic, providing operational and scientific support for our geopolitical projection toward Antarctica."
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
That threshold will be lowered to "warlike preparations", which is already the threshold for reservists who have left active service in the past few years.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
The book’s poetic language offers a stark contrast to the warlike terms climate advocates tend to use to describe carbon.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2025
Knowing all this, I had expected Wallnau in person to have a fiery personality to match his warlike rhetoric.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2024
But, come to think of it, the owl, who was not civilized, was pretty warlike too.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
