unprovoked

Example Sentences

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Ensign Assard talked briefly to newsmen about the details of the unprovoked attack on the Neptune patrol plane flying out of Kodiak Naval Station over international waters between Alaska and Siberia.

From Seattle Times

His language was strong - talking of "unprovoked aggression" against Ukraine - and he highlighted the efforts of Germany in supporting more than a million refugees.

From BBC

"This is epitomised so clearly today as we stand together with Ukraine in defence of freedom and sovereignty in the face of unprovoked aggression."

From BBC

“The current policy of ‘proportional response’ has not ended these unprovoked attacks,” said Michael P. Mulroy, a former top Middle East policy official at the Pentagon.

From New York Times

Washington and its allies say they are arming Ukraine to help it defend against an unprovoked Russian invasion and imperial-style land grab.

From Reuters