truculent

Example Sentences

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There were lawsuits, investigations, consent decrees and deputy “gangs” to contend with — not to mention repairing the discord sewn during the tenure of his truculent predecessor.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 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

Of course, this important nuance was lost on a truculent media, which received Ho’s decision with predictable disdain.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2022

The decals glowed with a truculent orange in the dark.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy