belligerent

Example Sentences

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MILAN—It’s the bright, belligerent Winter Games showdown you could have hand-carved into Italian marble two weeks ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

The U-turn came after weeks of belligerent rhetoric and a vow to slap tariffs on eight European countries starting February 1 unless the autonomous territory was ceded to the United States.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 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

But a different kind of war between their citizens is already raging - via increasingly belligerent exchanges on social media.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

He had a grizzled, broad-browed head with iron-gray tufts over his eyes and a blunt and belligerent jaw.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller