pugnacity
Example Sentences
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I am not persuaded by this criticism—the idea that Jaffa’s famous pugnacity arose from his Straussian ideas rather than his personality strikes me as tendentious.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
But in between docility and pugnacity lies the pathway to effective debate moderation, and I thought Muir and Davis did a fine job walking that road on Tuesday night.
From Slate • Sep. 11, 2024
Chris Christie, the state’s former two-term Republican governor, indicates — by his words and, as important, his demeanor of surplus pugnacity — that he is spoiling for a fight.
From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2021
The story of Miller’s rise has been told with a focus on his pugnacity and paradoxes.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2019
The full eyes, nose, and mouth showed sociability and sympathy, as well as pugnacity and assertiveness.
From The Road to Paris by Stephens, Robert Neilson
Vocabulary lists containing pugnacity
Vocabulary Video Contest (2013) - List 2
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2014 Vocabulary Video Contest (M-Z)
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Vocab Video Contest (2016) - List 5
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