belligerent

Example Sentences

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Colombo would follow the Hague Convention, the official added, noting it says that "a neutral power which receives on its territory troops belonging to the belligerent armies shall intern them".

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

“The original narrative was Anastasio became belligerent, they subdued him and he died,” Frey said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

The company collects cars around the clock, but the cover of darkness cuts the odds of encountering belligerent owners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 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 remembered the belligerent ants, who claimed their boundaries, and the pacific geese, who did not.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White