How to Use aggression in a Sentence

aggression

noun

• He has a lot of pent-up aggression.
• The government says that it will view any attempt to fly over its territory as an act of aggression.
• The band shared the track in spring 2022, when the aggression was ramping up.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
• Also, there was that element in boxing that Bex and I talked about that has this aggression to it.
  — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
• In modern game fowl, this aggression and flashiness have been accentuated.
  — Oliver Whang Andres Serrano, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2023
• Cable news features a kind of combat journalism that tends to reward aggression and certitude more than the calm recitation of facts.
  — Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2023
• The bigger problem is that people often misinterpret a toothy smile as aggression and become scared, Haug says.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
• The administration’s tepid responses to Iranian aggression have brought us to the brink of a regional war.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
• Others may look for motivation in another social justice issue, whether state aggression or human rights violations.
  — WIRED, 23 Jan. 2023
• The killing wasn’t the first act of aggression prompted by a Pride flag in recent months.
  — Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 23 Aug. 2023
• That night, the boy’s aggressions sent me silently running from the tent.
  — Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2024
• Part of that aggression is 3-point shooting, which Phoenix didn't do much of Game 1.
  — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 30 Apr. 2023
• The free throws tell the most compelling story about his aggression.
  — Chris Manning, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
• But the effort right now has to be in dealing with the aggression from – from Hamas with these attacks.
  — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2023
• Nothing seemed to rattle him in a sport that is known for rage and aggression at high speeds from some drivers.
  — Bruce Martin, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
• Think aggression, envy — i.e., the dark side of your inner force.
  — Catherine Baab-Muguira, Quartz, 31 July 2024
• The main goals for the space, the duo said, is to offer a healthy outlet for anybody from children to adults to express their rage and aggression.
  — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 June 2024
• In the last six months, has there been an escalation of aggression or threats?
  — Adam Satariano, New York Times, 18 July 2024
• A number of countries have taken steps to try and push back Houthi aggression in the Red Sea region.
  — Christian Edwards, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
• Then had to ask about Bam Adebayo’s aggression in almost taking over the game.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2023
• Hoping for some aggression, as these 1 ¼-mile races that aren’t the Kentucky Derby are often won on the front end.
  — Ed Derosa, The Courier-Journal, 2 May 2023
• Aries is the first sign of the zodiac and is ruled by Mars, the planet of energy, passion, and aggression.
  — Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 18 May 2024
• Rather, the cost of such aggression has to be rendered unsustainable for the culprits.
  — Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2024
• Hill liked the aggression and having players stick up for each other.
  — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
• All of this of course is way outside the scope of the Jeddah peace summit and Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression in Ukraine.
  — Nic Robertson, CNN, 4 Aug. 2023
• Planning and waging a war of aggression counted as crimes against peace.
  — Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
• That has done nothing to dim the military’s aggression.
  — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2023
• Still, despite the calmness of it all, Baby Kia raps with aggression and his opps and violence.
  — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 13 Sep. 2024
• The authors also did not observe disputes that led to the lethal aggression that has been observed in chimpanzees.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Nov. 2023
• At least for one Warrior, more aggression is always good.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024