be violent
Example Sentences
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If Powell delivers a message too cautious for the data that eventually comes out, or too aggressive for what investors are bracing for, the reaction could be violent.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025
I started to think about beauty in that way, and how nature is serene, but it could also be violent in its natural way.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2024
Just 4% of people in prison are women and they are a very different population to the other 96% - they are less likely to be violent or prolific offenders.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2024
“Some appeared to be violent tornadoes,” Kern continued.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2024
We all passed his course, and we should never, never grow up to be violent people.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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