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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Officers at the scene viewed the Costco parking lot video recording, and several witnesses reported that Ferraro was the aggressor.
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Advertisement Regardless of the facts, each side views itself as the aggrieved party and the other as the aggressor, sees the stakes as too high to step back unilaterally, and treats restraint as surrender.
—Bruce Sibley, Time, 29 May 2026
After their athletes shared the podium with competitors from the 'aggressor and satellite state,’ the Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation launched into protest.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Even fewer have different styles, with both vying to be the aggressor, producing multiple high-scoring classics.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 25 May 2026
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Advertisement Regardless of the facts, each side views itself as the aggrieved party and the other as the aggressor, sees the stakes as too high to step back unilaterally, and treats restraint as surrender.
—Bruce Sibley, Time, 29 May 2026
After their athletes shared the podium with competitors from the 'aggressor and satellite state,’ the Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation launched into protest.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Even fewer have different styles, with both vying to be the aggressor, producing multiple high-scoring classics.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 25 May 2026
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 5 Jun. 2026.
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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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