truculence

noun

tru·cu·lence ˈtrə-kyə-lən(t)s

also ˈtrü-

Synonyms of truculence next

: the quality or state of being truculent

Examples of truculence in a Sentence

a congenital truculence that resulted in his spending a significant amount of time in the principal's office the sergeant's truculence was revealed when she made the recruits run even further in the heat

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Government regulation had to be escalated and hundreds of lawsuits had to be filed before the company’s truculence was overcome. —

Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 9 June 2024 Musk reacted to McCormick’s ruling with characteristic truculence. —

Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2024 And finally, a new series of jolts: a pandemic that wrought havoc on world supply chains; China’s lockdowns at home and its truculence toward Western trading partners critical of its policies; and the economic fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, such as rising energy and food costs. —

Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Jan. 2023 Repression at home produces truculence abroad. —

Reuel Marc Gerecht, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2022 See all Example Sentences for truculence