combativeness

Example Sentences

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Phrenologists divided the brain into 37 regions, each corresponding to a trait: combativeness, cautiousness, benevolence, individuality and so on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

In terms of their combativeness on the field, England have lost some of their more aggressive characters in recent years.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

Introducing the 688-page biography this way seems designed to address Musk’s recent turn towards combativeness and cruelty — if not justifying it, then offering a skeleton key to understanding where it’s rooted.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2023

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has expressed his alarm over recent combativeness in the disputed waters.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023

My own speaking would sometimes take on an edge of combativeness.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson