aggressor

Example Sentences

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He warned this month that "any external aggressor will encounter an unbreakable resistance."

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

But attorneys for the county argued in court filings that it was Seitz who was actually the aggressor.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Will then lurches into a tut-tutting recapitulation of the French army chief of staff’s public statement that his nation’s people must accept the risk of losing their children to protect France from an unnamed aggressor.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

"The aggressor", he concludes, "will observe, adjust, repeat – until they get through".

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

Military leaders warned that it was essential to be strong and prepared, as a warning to any aggressor.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman