belligerent

Example Sentences

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A long, belligerent occupation of Iraq looked like a morass and they had no UN authorisation to topple the regime.

From BBC

And when she was 19, she encountered a belligerent Harvey Weinstein at the Cannes Film Festival.

From Los Angeles Times

And that sneering-smiling face looking at me from that small black-and-white TV screen seemed completely recognizable — like the face of every belligerent 1950s dad I then knew.

From Salon

Japan wants to let South Korea take the lead in tackling its belligerent northern neighbour, a senior Japanese Self Defense Force commander said, speaking anonymously because of the sensitivity of the matter.

From Reuters

"Russians might unify behind an even more belligerent leader than Putin, provoking a civil war, more outside aggression, or both," he said.

From Reuters