aggressive - use in sentences

Preposition: towards

  • dog: Fortunately most dogs that are aggressive toward other dogs are not aggressive toward people.

Modifies a noun

  • stance: Despite the aggressive stance, someone in ergonomics has really done their homework.
  • behavior: Children who may be meek and withdrawn outside often respond with hostile, aggressive behavior in the playroom.
  • behavior: Roy Dennis also does not expect any aggressive behavior.
  • tactic: Would Stresemann have used aggressive tactics in the East once Germany had recovered her strength?
  • outburst: The whole point is to stop before the aggressive outbursts occur.
  • driving: Cameras dont spot bald tires, rusty cars or aggressive driving.

Modifying Another Word

  • overly: Times said quot overly aggressive in nifty gadgets including.
  • verbally: The youngest will be verbally aggressive if I suggest anything regarding getting some gainful employment, and will blame me for all his misfortunes.
  • physically: Ashley, who has also been physically aggressive toward staff, kept calm in the sessions.
  • increasingly: The NFWI believes this trend is fuelled by the increasingly aggressive promotion of unhealthy food to children.
  • naturally: By contrast, men are stereotyped as naturally aggressive, with violence simmering just below the surface.
  • extremely: Germans are extremely aggressive drivers and politeness on the road is not rewarded.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: However, every animal has the potential to become aggressive.
  • appear: We may not always like their attitude and their approach, which might sometimes appear aggressive.
  • seem: Any more and you can seem aggressive, much less and you appear evasive Don't worry about the interviewer taking notes.
  • get: Please dont just get aggressive toward me or have a go, just hear me out.
  • sound: And the noise is just mind blowing; not even a Le Mans Jaguar sounds so aggressive, so purposeful.

Preposition: in

  • nature: This outlaws the practice of the making of approaches to an umpire which are aggressive in nature.

Preposition: with

  • dog: These are his bad points; Sometimes really aggressive with other male dogs but not all.

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