belligerent

Perhaps no side could have matched the double reigning world champions in such brilliantly belligerent mood.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

The scientists watching this schism aren’t sure why things became so belligerent.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026

MILAN—It’s the bright, belligerent Winter Games showdown you could have hand-carved into Italian marble two weeks ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

Once the cricket finally started, Ishan Kishan's belligerent hitting delighted the Indian-heavy crowd - which, it should be said, was not at capacity.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026

He remembered the belligerent ants, who claimed their boundaries, and the pacific geese, who did not.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

If it’s axiomatic that war never goes the way belligerents expect it to, the last great battle in the Revolution is the exception that proves the rule.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

It has also co-opted the economy, so that Sudan’s many riches bankroll the belligerents even as most Sudanese are impoverished.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

Perhaps the belligerents realized that attacking this critical infrastructure threatened to create a catastrophic humanitarian disaster.

From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026

"Canada reaffirms that international law binds all belligerents," he said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026

The facts were clear to all belligerents: the final conquest would come from the sky.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly