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.
  • The two were very aggressive from the start of the fight, with a lot of output.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • Lone star ticks are less than an eighth of an inch long and very aggressive.
    — Sara Goudarzi, Scientific American, 23 May 2022
  • Patel predicts more aggressive growth of the sport in the U.S.
    — Shanelle Kaul, CBS News, 8 June 2024
  • Even so, the aggressive play in this post-season has stood out.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 11 May 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive types of brain cancer known to man.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 5 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • Some of it is baserunning that proves more improved and aggressive by the day.
    — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2022
  • 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
  • Bostic’s view of around 4.75% to 5% as a peak rate is less aggressive than some of his more hawkish colleagues.
    — Steve Matthews, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The tree has aggressive roots that can upend lawn turf and crack pavement.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
  • The most aggressive way to shorten a battery’s life is to charge it very quickly.
    — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 13 May 2022
  • 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
  • Also, the whole feeling is less aggressive and more laid back.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 20 May 2022
  • But the Texans did make an aggressive play that few saw coming after the pick for Stroud.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The tight track works perfectly for the Busch Clash, which is known for aggressive racing.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Just moving battle ropes at a fast and aggressive pace will ramp up your heart rate.
    — Mitch Calvert, Men's Health, 16 May 2023
  • That’s after Trump put his most aggressive tariff rates on hold and reached trade deals with the U.K. and China.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 June 2025
  • But the Cubs and Yankees will likely be much more aggressive in pursuing him than the Brewers will.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025

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