be violent

Example Sentences

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If Powell delivers a message too cautious for the data that eventually comes out, or too aggressive for what investors are bracing for, the reaction could be violent.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

I started to think about beauty in that way, and how nature is serene, but it could also be violent in its natural way.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2024

"Suddenly appealing for non-violence was equated with being anti-national. I told them I don't have to be violent to support my country. I quit the group."

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2024

The culture that teaches that boys can’t help but be violent can be summed up by the term “toxic masculinity.”

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2023

“That part of my programming has never failed. Even if I wanted to be violent, I could not.”

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown