warlike

Example Sentences

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“North Korea is pushing the limits of what it can do under the name of a ‘test,’ to demonstrate its weapons in a chillingly warlike situation,” he said.

From Washington Post

Two are at least somewhat warlike, one diplomatic, one unabashedly whimsical.

From Washington Post

In their warlike tactics, their strategic outlook, and their often-violent subculture — if not always in their uniforms — they are virtually indistinguishable from their counterparts in the military.

From Salon

At the debate last week in Parker, former state Rep. Dave Williams said: “It’s time we had a warlike leader who is going to go toe-to-toe” with Democrats.

From Seattle Times

Not everyone got on board with his tactics, though: When Weinstein waged a warlike offensive pushing “Shakespeare in Love” against Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan,” Spielberg refused to “get in the mud with Harvey.”

From Washington Post