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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My empathy was with the innocent football fans over any aggressor.
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Andy Mitten, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Brit, still processing, clocks that Kenya was angling for a full-on meltdown, trying to provoke her into playing the aggressor.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
He is accused of being the aggressor in a March 30 gunfight outside a busy Publix in Kissimmee, officials said.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Anthony’s father told The New York Post that his son was not the aggressor in the fight.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2025
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Andy Mitten, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Brit, still processing, clocks that Kenya was angling for a full-on meltdown, trying to provoke her into playing the aggressor.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
He is accused of being the aggressor in a March 30 gunfight outside a busy Publix in Kissimmee, officials said.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Anthony’s father told The New York Post that his son was not the aggressor in the fight.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for aggressor
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“Aggressor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aggressor. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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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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