How do you use Aggressor in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like attacker or assailant, plus the exact meaning.
Aggressor meaning
The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.
Using Aggressor
- The main meaning on this page is: The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.
- Useful related words include: attacker, assailant, assaulter, wrongdoer.
- In the example corpus, aggressor often appears in combinations such as: the aggressor, an aggressor, aggressor and.
Context around Aggressor
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 12 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Aggressor
- In this selection, "aggressor" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, imperialist, classmates, clay and drones stand out and add context to how "aggressor" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include against the aggressor and and the aggressor re telling. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "aggressor" sits close to words such as adesina, adityanath and adoration, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with aggressor
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Nine years ago, the neighbour became an aggressor. (8 words)
After his weight loss, he reportedly went from victim to aggressor, classmates said. (13 words)
Billy Young did, in fact, come in between us and pulled the aggressor Clay away. (15 words)
Abdulla returned to the crime scene just in time to see the victim collapse near a parked delivery van, while the aggressor made his way through a narrow passage between some trees close by. (34 words)
During the sentencing, Hangalo said he wanted to give an "extemporary judgement", adding that Pietersen was the aggressor who provoked Haoseb - not once but continuously - until Haoseb lost his temper and stabbed him. (33 words)
Even though Ukraine gets a lot of satellite imagery from global space tech providers, it soon became evident that more SAR (synthetic aperture radar) capabilities were necessary to help combat the aggressor. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Abdulla returned to the crime scene just in time to see the victim collapse near a parked delivery van, while the aggressor made his way through a narrow passage between some trees close by.
After his weight loss, he reportedly went from victim to aggressor, classmates said.
And the historical record includes monumentally murderous serial and egregious violations of international law by the world’s leading imperialist aggressor state, the United States.
Another official testified that the incident happened so fast that by the time he reached his colleague, he saw the aggressor’s raised hands.
As the film progresses, it challenges our notions of who is the victim and the aggressor, re-telling the story from different perspectives.
Billy Young did, in fact, come in between us and pulled the aggressor Clay away.
During the scenarios, the aggressor drones approached the defended area at different speeds and altitudes to test the system under evaluation’s ability to defeat the threats.
During the sentencing, Hangalo said he wanted to give an "extemporary judgement", adding that Pietersen was the aggressor who provoked Haoseb - not once but continuously - until Haoseb lost his temper and stabbed him.
Even though Ukraine gets a lot of satellite imagery from global space tech providers, it soon became evident that more SAR (synthetic aperture radar) capabilities were necessary to help combat the aggressor.
Her husband, she said, is pro-Russian in regard to the war in Ukraine, while she sees Russian President Vladimir Putin as an aggressor.
Mr McKone said the group was not "blameless" as they had discussed hitting Amies, but he was the "aggressor" and the only injury he suffered was a minor one to his thumb.
Nine years ago, the neighbour became an aggressor.
Sadly, it's a conclusion that makes Ella an aggressor and victim at the same.
Similarly, the Ukrainian public made clear that they were not ready to make concessions to the aggressor.
The group should assess the consequences of war for the environment - both today and in the future; to develop recommendations for punishing the aggressor state for environmental crimes.
The ministers discussed issues related to the potential participation of athletes from aggressor countries in international sporting events.
The past air alert in the capital was connected with the use of the "Shahed" UAV by the aggressor.
The Ukrainian leader hailed the Stryker armoured personnel carriers, Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles and Avenger air defence systems included in the package as an "important help in our fight against the aggressor".
This process may take time and patience; to find commonality and empathy for someone you perceive as an aggressor or manipulator is no small feat.
Understanding the conflict On Russia-Ukraine it was glass-clear, with an aggressor and a country defending itself.
Common combinations with aggressor
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the aggressor 66×
- an aggressor 20×
- aggressor and 11×
- aggressor in 10×
- aggressor state 5×
- aggressor is 5×
- aggressor or 3×
- aggressor for 3×
- to aggressor 2×
- aggressor who 2×