How to Use aggressive in a Sentence

aggressive

adjective

• The team plays a very aggressive style of defense.
• He started to get aggressive and began to shout.
• The publisher has been very aggressive in promoting the book.
• The company took aggressive steps to prevent illegal use of their equipment.
• The city began an aggressive campaign to encourage recycling.
• Just try to find ways to stay aggressive.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
• His five-on-five play, for me, is not aggressive enough.
  — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
• Lone star ticks are less than an eighth of an inch long and very aggressive.
  — Sara Goudarzi, Scientific American, 23 May 2022
• The goal isn’t to sound aggressive.
  — Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
• There are teams who are gonna come and be aggressive in some moments.
  — Kaya Kaynak, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
• The Reds have tried to be aggressive to break out of this free fall.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 28 Apr. 2022
• One was to create a more aggressive north-south game.
  — Mark Anderson, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
• Even so, the aggressive play in this post-season has stood out.
  — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 11 May 2025
• Got to keep being aggressive and trust the work.
  — Christian Clark, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
• Right before a deal is when there is the most aggressive push for that last mile.
  — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2023
• Megadeth is far faster, louder and more aggressive than any of those acts.
  — Jon Wiederhorn, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
• The two were very aggressive from the start of the fight, with a lot of output.
  — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
• Both are aggressive during back-and-forths and are rarely risk-averse.
  — Howard Fendrich, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
• Some lenders chase higher yields with more aggressive terms.
  — Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
• Do not use wire or aggressive scrub brushes.
  — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
• The presence of a dog could trigger a bear to be aggressive.
  — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
• Not used to seeing this one fall hard due to its aggressive buyback.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 May 2026
• Being too aggressive with your use of ice can damage your skin.
  — Sherri Gordon, Health, 22 July 2025
• The city said this update is a more aggressive approach to save lives.
  — Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 18 June 2026
• Savitt hasn’t always had to be aggressive.
  — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
• Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive types of brain cancer known to man.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 5 Sep. 2022
• Just moving battle ropes at a fast and aggressive pace will ramp up your heart rate.
  — Mitch Calvert, Men's Health, 16 May 2023
• Some of it is baserunning that proves more improved and aggressive by the day.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2022
• Because so many people are pushy and aggressive, this might be tough to do.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
• The tree has aggressive roots that can upend lawn turf and crack pavement.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 June 2025