The child had difficulty making friends because of a reputation for being pugnacious. From LearnThat.org.
pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Jeff, in your article today regarding this debate, you called her pugnacious, and it started with the very first question. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 27, 2008] Reference
On May 16, Obama's speech about Iran was called "pugnacious" on CBS, not exactly a positive view. From Wordnik.com. [John K. Wilson: Media Research Center Lies Exposed about Obama and the Press] Reference
The Mindset Media study found that Housewives fans are "pugnacious" "antagonists" who like Botox. From Wordnik.com. ['Mad Men' fans, you're creative. Watch 'Dancing with the Stars'? You'll like fiber.] Reference
STRANGER: That part of the pugnacious which is a contest of bodily strength may be properly called by some such name as violent. From Wordnik.com. [The Sophist] Reference
But after "pugnacious" lobbying by Mr Sarkozy's wife on behalf of her older sister, actress. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Smoke from Russian wildfires reaches Kazakhstan] Reference
Both are from New York; both are "pugnacious," he said recalling Roosevelt's admiration for. From Wordnik.com. [Marine Corps Times - News] Reference
Antonin Scalia, clever and pugnacious, spins the doctrine. From Wordnik.com. [The Hands-Off Court] Reference
His pugnacious book will certainly do its bit to change that. From Wordnik.com. [The Myth Of Empire] Reference
The IJT is pugnacious and stresses a hard-line Islamic agenda. From Wordnik.com. [Khan’s Miscalculation] Reference
He gave up drinking, which made him mean and, on occasion, pugnacious. From Wordnik.com. [Stranger In The Night] Reference
It soon grew as impudent and pugnacious and ravenous as most sparrows. From Wordnik.com. [Little Folks (November 1884) A Magazine for the Young] Reference
He frightened timid people; he made the pugnacious angry and resentful. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
MA: The pugnacious nationalism … of the government created many problems. From Wordnik.com. [Meet Taiwan’s Conciliator-Elect] Reference
His hardscrabble story and pugnacious style match the Democrats 'defiant mood. From Wordnik.com. [THE NEW POWER PLAYERS] Reference
Forbes can be cold-blooded and pugnacious, even at the risk of his own interests. From Wordnik.com. [Buying Power] Reference
Even the pugnacious head of the umpires union, Richie Phillips, acknowledges he goofed. From Wordnik.com. [They're Outta Here!] Reference
Immigrant advocates are also adopting a more pugnacious stance toward their adversaries. From Wordnik.com. [The Question Remains] Reference
In the early and more pugnacious days of the Saracen domination conflicts were frequent. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Barbary Corsairs] Reference
In other respects, however, Reich seems determined to preserve his pugnacious reputation. From Wordnik.com. [The Right Man For Latam?] Reference
Enough for Taney, that it was the will of his imperious master, 'the pugnacious animal,' as. From Wordnik.com. [Albert Gallatin American Statesmen Series, Vol. XIII] Reference
Baloney ': Bennett, according to notes taken by his aide, was characteristically pugnacious. From Wordnik.com. [The Right Takes A Media Giant To Political Task] Reference
Jerry Nachman, the hilarious but pugnacious editor of the New York Post, resigned last week. From Wordnik.com. [Knackered] Reference
Well, you don't get that either in this ambivalently admiring portrait of the pugnacious Hoffa. From Wordnik.com. [Not A Season To Be Jolly] Reference
His subtle, funny, heartfelt performance meshes beautifully with Ryan's pugnacious neurotic charm. From Wordnik.com. [A Kiss Is Not Just A Kiss] Reference
One would think that this rather pugnacious and aggressive brawler would fight for his own family?. From Wordnik.com. [MJ Rosenberg: Weiner (with Muslim Wife) Won't Say Mosque Is Okay] Reference
Naturally bellicose, his practice is pugnacious: antagonism is his salient and distinctive quality. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847] Reference
I've seen the pugnacious wrinkles of a bull pup's face many a time wiggling between the lines of a letter. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of the Road] Reference
Curly was alleged to be of pugnacious disposition, and had not been bred to appreciation of the Golden Rule. From Wordnik.com. [McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908] Reference
STEVE INSKEEP, host: The world's largest democracy is home to some of the world's most pugnacious politicians. From Wordnik.com. [Brawls, Sit-Ins: Politics As Usual In India] Reference
First, the protest was publicly threatened by a pugnacious anti-immigrant organization called Help Save Maryland. From Wordnik.com. [Dave Zirin: Diamondbacks Demonstration in D.C.: 'Today We Did Some Good'] Reference
One theory is that the pugnacious Dallas strip-joint owner was simply overcome by emotion and trying to play hero. From Wordnik.com. ['I Wanted To Be A Hero'] Reference
Gautherot the butcher, constitutionally brave and pugnacious, was the only one who went to his friend's assistance. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847] Reference
But they did not miss the pugnacious set of knuckles on hips, nor the truculence which overrode the weariness in his voice. From Wordnik.com. [Ride Proud, Rebel!] Reference
The pugnacious Diamond is about as removed from the conciliatory Varley, as credit derivatives are from high street banking. From Wordnik.com. [Two years on and all we get from the banks is two fingers] Reference
He's a college freshman, complete with a letter sweater and a dunce-cap, which has been stapled to his head at a pugnacious angle. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt from VITAL FLUID, published by Enigmatic Ink] Reference
We entered and were met by Donohue, who was alone (it was early Sunday A.M.) and was pugnacious when he was made aware of his dilemma. From Wordnik.com. [Between the Lines Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After] Reference
Back in 1998, pugnacious magazine founder, publisher and media insider Steven Brill had a wad of cash and what he thought was a great idea. From Wordnik.com. [Requiem For A Dream] Reference
Bull sharks -- believed to be the culprits in the two recent Florida attacks -- are especially pugnacious and often found in shallow water. From Wordnik.com. [GET OUT OF THE WATER!] Reference
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