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.
• Bull sharks are large and aggressive, reaching 11 feet in length, and may pose more of a danger to the killer whales.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
• The elder Harbaugh has long been one of the league’s most aggressive coaches, but not so much recently.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
• Early and aggressive use of treatments to reduce heart attack and stroke risk is appropriate.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 Feb. 2023
• But Lagarde kept up her more aggressive stance and said that even beyond March, more rate increases are likely.
  — Eshe Nelson and Melissa Eddy, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2023
• They were caught off guard by Fed Chair Jerome Powell‘s aggressive messages on interest rates.
  — Caitlin McCabe, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2023
• The headlights are slimmer and more angular, giving the Model 3 a more modern and aggressive look.
  — Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
• Hatton was diagnosed with desmoplastic small round cell tumor, a rare and aggressive form of cancer in January.
  — Simon Perry, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
• These are the type of simple, aggressive running schemes that the Bengals will look to establish against Kansas City this weekend.
  — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 28 Jan. 2023
• Didn't do anything special, just stayed aggressive, especially driving the basketball.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 29 Jan. 2023
• Officers caught up with Nichols, who remained uncooperative and aggressive, the report says.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2023
• After the spy airship was destroyed by a Sidewinder missile on Saturday, Chinese officials took a more aggressive stance.
  — Paul Best, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2023
• At the last meeting, town council members approved Tola’s company to begin evaluating whether a more aggressive approach is needed to clean the water.
  — Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2023
• Though his win-first, aggressive tactics didn’t ingratiate him to his team, Senna still won the Formula Ford series championship in his first year.
  — Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
• The Reds’ aggressive baserunning was the key to the big first inning.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 11 May 2023
• The Trump campaign has been aggressive in the state, too.
  — Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2024
• Some of them want an aggressive tact against the sharks and the seals that draw them, for the sake of both safety and commerce.
  — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023
• Right before a deal is when there is the most aggressive push for that last mile.
  — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2023
• Patel predicts more aggressive growth of the sport in the U.S.
  — Shanelle Kaul, CBS News, 8 June 2024
• Roberts got aggressive in the third, going to closer Michael Kopech even with the five-run lead.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
• Enter the specter of inflation and the Fed’s aggressive rate hikes.
  — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
• There's something to be said for sticking with the aggressive approach that got them to the doorstep of the Super Bowl.
  — USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
• The car has an extremely aggressive lip at the front, and a large diffuser at the rear.
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 22 Mar. 2023
• Some are more laid back and go with the flow, while others are more aggressive right out of the gate… sometimes to their own detriment.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2024
• But the Texans did make an aggressive play that few saw coming after the pick for Stroud.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 28 Apr. 2023
• Just moving battle ropes at a fast and aggressive pace will ramp up your heart rate.
  — Mitch Calvert, Men's Health, 16 May 2023

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024