confrontational

Example Sentences

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“Republicans and Democrats both look at China’s activities that are destabilizing to global peace and security, and confrontational to American interests, and they have concerns,” Baumgartner says.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

To some, the music of Irreversible Entanglements may seem confrontational.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, the preferred candidate of many Republicans because of her confrontational style of politics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

But above all, she is seen as the heir to Chaves, whose direct and sometimes confrontational style she shares.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

For the moment, the oddness of my showing up was funnier than it was confrontational.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos