confrontational
Example Sentences
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By high school it was Dr. Dre, bass rattling the rearview mirror of my beat-up white Monte Carlo—raw, confrontational, impossible to ignore.
But above all, she is seen as the heir to Chaves, whose direct and sometimes confrontational style she shares.
From BBC
Dean faces strong competition from fellow Brit Lola Young, whose cathartically confrontational single Messy was a breakout hit last year.
From BBC
And indeed, there will be, leading to a climactic scene I don’t suppose was meant to make me laugh, but did, magnifying as it does one of the confrontational cliches of modern cinema.
From Los Angeles Times
His tactics reflect a new, more confrontational dynamic between public officials and activists who seek to capture encounters that will resonate on social media.
From Los Angeles Times
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