truculently in a sentence
adv.
📚 Grade Level: Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Definition
In a manner that is aggressively defiant or eager to fight; displaying a fierce or hostile attitude.
Sample Sentences
- He answered the questions truculently, making it clear that he had no patience for any further inquiry.
- The dog growled truculently at the stranger, warning him to stay back.
- In the meeting, she spoke truculently, dismissing her colleagues' ideas with sharp criticisms.
- His truculently defiant attitude only escalated the tension in the room.
- They approached the negotiation truculently, unwilling to compromise or show any signs of weakness.