aggressive

Example Sentences

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Citi thinks it ultimately won’t be that aggressive with stock purchases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"We have tentatively suggested that the long palps might allow the male to keep a safer distance during mating and help him avoid being attacked and devoured by the highly aggressive female."

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

“It’s not that the courts are anti-Trump. In fact, he wins a lot. It’s really that he takes such an aggressive approach to policy making that he runs afoul of existing precedents.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

The former set the tone with unflappable correctness while his partner was more aggressive, and quick to punish bowling which began to err in line as the partnership grew.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Saxe was one of a new generation of CIA operatives who pushed hard to get more aggressive in recruiting Soviet informers.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau