belligerent

Example Sentences

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In 2016’s The Mandibles, she created a character whom she described as a “pure piss-take” of herself: belligerent, tactless, a maniacal exerciser–the Ur-Boomer, utterly self-absorbed and an unalloyed financial disaster for society.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

Pezeshkian meanwhile said the success of diplomacy depended on the "goodwill of the parties involved and the abandonment of belligerent and threatening actions in the region," his office said.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

His tenure has sparked discord in the office, with dozens of prosecutors quitting in the face of his belligerent, scream-first management style.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

Certainly, there's been stuff said and written about him not quite being at his brilliant and belligerent best, but that's fair comment.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

The rogue commander was getting more and more belligerent, the United States more and more concerned.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell