aggressor

Example Sentences

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“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

"No pressure can justify collaborating with an aggressor," Silva wrote in an open letter addressed to Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela's powerful interior minister and a close ally of Maduro.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

He hit Rashid for two fours and a six in his second over and was the aggressor in a partnership of 71 with Tom Bruce.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Will then lurches into a tut-tutting recapitulation of the French army chief of staff’s public statement that his nation’s people must accept the risk of losing their children to protect France from an unnamed aggressor.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

Once again, the players seemed to switch personalities as they played, with Petrosian as the aggressor.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady