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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Edmonton tied the game 6:33 into the frame on a Mattias Ekholm shot from the left circle and became the aggressors the rest of the way.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Helmets off to the Ukrainians for giving the Russian aggressors a humiliating black eye and the loss of $7 billion in military hardware using 117 relatively cheap drones.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
For the past century, arms control agreements have been used to constrain threats posed by potential aggressor nations.
—Eric S. Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
The announcement came after a Strategic Defense Review by an external board found several areas in the U.K. that need to improve in order to effectively deter aggressors like Russia, as well as North Korea, Iran and China.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Helmets off to the Ukrainians for giving the Russian aggressors a humiliating black eye and the loss of $7 billion in military hardware using 117 relatively cheap drones.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
For the past century, arms control agreements have been used to constrain threats posed by potential aggressor nations.
—Eric S. Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
The announcement came after a Strategic Defense Review by an external board found several areas in the U.K. that need to improve in order to effectively deter aggressors like Russia, as well as North Korea, Iran and China.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
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“Aggressor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aggressor. Accessed 9 Jun. 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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