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Example sentences for: belligerent

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The papers note that the incident came after much belligerent talk from the Iraqis and after they directed ineffectual anti-aircraft fire toward a British aircraft over the weekend, giving rise to theories that Iraq is trying to undermine the U.S. policy of containment among U.S. allies.
Reporters deemed his tone "strident" and belligerent.
He's also large, powerful, and notoriously belligerent.
When the landlord refused to refund the deposit, Mihdhar became belligerent.
Reno reversed the standard narrative arc of congressional hearings, in which belligerent congressmen make witnesses look stupid, said Evan Thomas ( Inside Washington ). The attorney general's pugilistic secret?