belligerent

Example Sentences

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As Scotland's most belligerent ball carrier, it would enhance their chances if he is physically able to make an impact.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

In 2016’s The Mandibles, she created a character whom she described as a “pure piss-take” of herself: belligerent, tactless, a maniacal exerciser–the Ur-Boomer, utterly self-absorbed and an unalloyed financial disaster for society.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

The U-turn came after weeks of belligerent rhetoric and a vow to slap tariffs on eight European countries starting February 1 unless the autonomous territory was ceded to the United States.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

His tenure has sparked discord in the office, with dozens of prosecutors quitting in the face of his belligerent, scream-first management style.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

He remembered the belligerent ants, who claimed their boundaries, and the pacific geese, who did not.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White