Sample Sentences forbelligerent (editor-reviewed)
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She spoke to her teacher in a belligerent tone and was sent to the office.belligerent = hostile or combative
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She likes to make people lose their cool by starting belligerent political arguments.
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Do you enjoy being the most belligerent, uncooperative child in school? (source)belligerent = hostile (the attitude of one eager to fight)
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He strutted around with a belligerent and tough attitude. (source)belligerent = hostile (as though eager to fight)
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...the Indians were not belligerent and it was apparent that Gus had merely struck the wrong bunch at the wrong time, in the wrong manner. (source)belligerent = hostile (eager to fight)
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"How do you spell 'belligerent'?" (source)belligerent = a word that means "hostile" or "eager to fight"
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But I imagine Father was belligerent about it. (source)belligerent = hostile (had an attitude of one eager to fight)
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"That's my bike," I say. "What are you talking about?" he answers, belligerently. He is prepared to fight (source)belligerently = with an attitude of one eager to fight
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Someone needs to be able to shoot potential belligerents, (source)belligerents = people engaged in a fight or war
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The Inspector's tone was belligerent. (source)belligerent = hostile (with the attitude of one eager to fight)
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Now Lennie retorted belligerently, "He ain't neither. George won't do nothing like that. ... He's nice to me." (source)belligerently = in a hostile manner
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According to the Red Cross International Convention, the army medical personnel must not take part in the military operations of the belligerents.† (source)
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There was also hopeless confusion in the corridors of the centre, where a mood of belligerent self-confidence prevailed. (source)belligerent = combative (eager to fight)
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I ask warily but less belligerently. (source)belligerently = with an attitude of one eager to fight
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So far, not a word had been exchanged between the belligerents.† (source)
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The belligerent, I'm-sticking-up-for-my-rights way George was looking at him had sparked Jack's own temper. (source)belligerent = eager to fight
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