belligerence

Example Sentences

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The U.S. has been pressuring Seoul to make an exception in the case of Ukraine; South Korea, meanwhile, wants to enhance its own military prowess in the face of belligerence from nuclear-armed North Korea.

From Los Angeles Times

Repentance turns to belligerence in “Sorry Not Sorry,” a new song from “Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale,” the expanded version of Tyler, the Creator’s 2021 album.

From New York Times

“Bolsonaro’s return will swell the belligerence and polarization in a society that is already polarized,” said political scientist David Magalhães, coordinator of Brazil’s independent Observatory of the Extreme Right.

From Washington Post

She had not expected that confrontation, that belligerence.

From BBC

After showing an at times cosmic attacking game, belligerence in defence, resilience in adversity, can Scotland go the extra mile and overturn the best in the world?

From BBC