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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When the victim came to, the aggressor was on top of him, continuing to pummel his face and chest.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2025
The aggressor nation, dubbed Bovaria, drops bombs and oppresses its desert neighbor until Superman saves the day.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 16 July 2025
Confronting this axis of aggressors will require a shift in Western strategy.
—Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2025
Ukraine demonstrates that wars are never won as rapidly as aggressors imagine before the conflict.
—Michael Brown, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2025
The aggressor nation, dubbed Bovaria, drops bombs and oppresses its desert neighbor until Superman saves the day.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 16 July 2025
Confronting this axis of aggressors will require a shift in Western strategy.
—Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2025
Ukraine demonstrates that wars are never won as rapidly as aggressors imagine before the conflict.
—Michael Brown, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
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“Aggressor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aggressor. Accessed 8 Aug. 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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