belligerence

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Democrats hope they can draw attention to the package’s failure and contrast Mr. Biden’s pursuit of bipartisanship with Mr. Trump’s belligerence.

From New York Times

With the exception of belligerence, Wallace considers even the most benign audience offering an opportunity.

From Los Angeles Times

The strangers Woman encounters, for instance, feel constructed to be capital-T Types, humans demonstrating a range of human reactions to life after the storm: belligerence, kindness, fear, gallows humor, trying to remember, trying to forget.

From New York Times

Infowars host Alex Jones embraced belligerence as a strategy when sued by the survivors of the Sandy Hook shooting, who he had falsely accused of lying about the deaths of their children.

From Salon

There’s currently too much bellowing, blaming and belligerence — and hatred — to make democracy work productively the way the republic’s founders intended.

From Los Angeles Times