on the warpath
Example Sentences
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Since returning from health and safety protocols, a fully rested Jackson has been on the warpath, reeling in sack after sack.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2021
I gave a paper of hers a bad review, and I hear she's on the warpath.
From Nature • Jul. 4, 2017
Scrambling to salvage his reputation, Mr. Neschling is now going on the warpath against his enemies, upending a rarefied classical music scene in Brazil, where art and politics have long been intertwined.
From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2016
The very suggestion would have sent the Iceni tribe on the warpath.
From BBC • May 14, 2016
“Jack told you—” “Called a while ago and said—among other things— that if you weren’t already on the warpath you’d soon be. From what I heard, you already are.”
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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