aggressor

Example Sentences

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Federal agents claimed he was the aggressor in that incident, but Martinez said neither he nor other members of the group have faced any charges in connection with their work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Harden had no defensive wounds on his hands or arms, and there were no marks on his hands to suggest he was the aggressor.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The next day, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel warned that "any external aggressor will encounter an unbreakable resistance."

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

“We have to make sure that we in Germany are not vulnerable, that we can’t be attacked and that a possible aggressor knows an attack isn’t worth it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

For the first time in modern history, major wars of aggression were stopped partly because of the revulsion felt by the citizens of the aggressor nations.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan