bellicose

Example Sentences

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Tshisekedi, addressing members of the Congolese diaspora in Cairo on Saturday, accused Rwanda of "bellicose and hegemonic" intentions in the DRC.

From Barron's

I think about Beallsville every time the world grows especially bellicose, and talk of preparation for armed conflict becomes animated.

From The Wall Street Journal

He is the same officer Paetongtarn had complained about, and his bellicose nationalism has won him plenty of fans in Thailand but has also undermined the government's authority.

From BBC

At about the same time, more bellicose Republicans were celebrating the attacks on social media.

From BBC

Despite his bellicose Christianity, however, Donald Trump's appointee had no problem violating the biblical commandment against bearing false witness.

From Salon