be violent
Example Sentences
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If Powell delivers a message too cautious for the data that eventually comes out, or too aggressive for what investors are bracing for, the reaction could be violent.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025
Australia's independent internet regulator has a broad remit under local law to police content online that it deems to be violent or sexually exploitative.
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024
Normal people, of course, do not feel defensive when someone points out that Nazis tend to be violent.
From Salon • May 11, 2023
But they were not in agreement that he was likely to be violent in prison despite the prosecution’s attempt to prove he would put guards at risk there.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2023
But the robot wasn’t programmed to be violent.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
