combativeness

Example Sentences

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Augustine’s combativeness, intellect and astonishing productivity brought him to a position of unrivaled influence within the church.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Some of that combativeness may have softened as PCC moved to shed some of its costly operations.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024

Others enjoy his combativeness and respect his temperament, the one that involves more an inability than an unwillingness to give up.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2023

It’s the latest signal of organized labor’s resurgent combativeness across the nation from Detroit to Hollywood, including a willingness to head to the picket line.

From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2023

My own speaking would sometimes take on an edge of combativeness.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson