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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In his request for a restraining order, Chigvintsev claimed that Garcia had been the primary aggressor.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
The 911 caller said a white man in his 20s had been the aggressor and was still in the store, the police incident report said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2024
The former couple has each claimed that the other was the aggressor in the incident that led to Chigvintsev's Aug. 29 arrest.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
More protections are needed to thwart more salvos from more aggressors.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
The 911 caller said a white man in his 20s had been the aggressor and was still in the store, the police incident report said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2024
The former couple has each claimed that the other was the aggressor in the incident that led to Chigvintsev's Aug. 29 arrest.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
More protections are needed to thwart more salvos from more aggressors.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Aggressor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aggressor. Accessed 23 Nov. 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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