belligerent

Example Sentences

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They are less so by Tedros, who is wasted and belligerent.

From New York Times

The judge asked about testimony and records from 2006 and 2007 that portrayed the prisoner at the time as projecting free will, sometimes belligerent, controlling the pace of interrogations and aware of his rights.

From New York Times

Casting China as a strong and responsible power willing to lower tensions with a belligerent United States may help mask the less politically palatable reasons Beijing wants to re-engage with Washington, analysts say.

From New York Times

So of course he wants Trump to get belligerent with federal authorities.

From Salon

There was certainly no shortage of belligerent language in the days leading up to Mr. Trump’s arraignment in Miami.

From New York Times