aggressor

Example Sentences

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He warned this month that "any external aggressor will encounter an unbreakable resistance."

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Will then lurches into a tut-tutting recapitulation of the French army chief of staff’s public statement that his nation’s people must accept the risk of losing their children to protect France from an unnamed aggressor.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

"When Mitchell Starc comes into the attack, he's the aggressor and has to take wickets," added Vaughan, who captained England to an Ashes series victory in 2005.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

The bloodshed caused outrage among Syrians, who view Israel as an aggressor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Once again, the players seemed to switch personalities as they played, with Petrosian as the aggressor.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady