truculence
noun
tru·cu·lence
ˈtrə-kyə-lən(t)s 
also ˈtrü-
: the quality or state of being truculent
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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.
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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
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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
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“Truculence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truculence. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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