bellicose

Example Sentences

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These spikes in hate and threats have come at a moment when bellicose language and extreme ideas are increasingly common even among mainstream Republican officials.

From New York Times

The scene renders the desert and its small, bellicose occupant — Barry’s descendant — real.

From Washington Post

Audubon saw himself as a woodsman, as well as a naturalist, and he used strikingly bellicose language to describe his travels and research.

From Washington Post

The people here feel miles away from the politics and the bellicose rhetoric, and they try not to dwell on what could be, and enjoy what they have.

From BBC

“However, unfortunately, there are still elements of whimsy, conspicuous consumption, corruption and bellicose posturing behind some event hosting decisions.”

From Washington Times