Examples of aggressor in a Sentence
Each country accused the other of being the aggressor.
a group of smaller states had formed an alliance to deter potential aggressors
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Those who could see claimed that the inmate was punched between two to six times.
Of the five who saw the inmate being struck, three of them identified Carlson as the aggressor, the warrant affidavit said.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2024
Russia, after all, is the aggressor, invading a sovereign neighbor and committing countless atrocities in the process.
—Daniel Depetris, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
Their defense attorney Gerard Marrone previously turned down a plea deal that would have required the pair to take anger management classes, arguing that his clients were not the aggressors in the altercation.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 May 2024
Edmonton has still been the aggressor overall, but Florida’s defense and Sergei Bobrovsky have been lights out.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 June 2024
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2024
Russia, after all, is the aggressor, invading a sovereign neighbor and committing countless atrocities in the process.
—Daniel Depetris, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
Their defense attorney Gerard Marrone previously turned down a plea deal that would have required the pair to take anger management classes, arguing that his clients were not the aggressors in the altercation.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 May 2024
Edmonton has still been the aggressor overall, but Florida’s defense and Sergei Bobrovsky have been lights out.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 June 2024
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“Aggressor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aggressor. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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aggressor
noun
ag·gres·sor
ə-ˈgres-ər 
: a person or country that attacks without reasonable cause
Medical Definition
aggressor
noun
ag·gres·sor
ə-ˈgres-ər
: one who exhibits aggression
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