truculent

Example Sentences

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In response, three British warships were sent by William Douglas, the truculent British Columbia governor, also spoiling for a fight.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

In the show, Chao plays the truculent, egoistic chef Lucy Dang.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2023

He describes his co-star in The Piano, the American actor Harvey Keitel, as "truculent and difficult and a bit graceless".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2023

The statement also recited several vaguely truculent euphemisms.

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2022

He was still clutching the sword of Gryffindor, and wore a strange look: half truculent, half intrigued.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling