The phrase "and combative in the" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used when describing someone's attitude or behavior, particularly in a confrontational or aggressive context.
Example: "The debate became increasingly heated, with both sides being aggressive and combative in the discussion."
Alternatives: "and confrontational in the" or "and aggressive in the".
He could also be tenacious and combative in the courtroom, frequently butting heads with his adversaries".
The suit also accuses him of giving false information to journalists, being "disruptive and combative" in the workplace and attempting to rope other co-workers into his scheme.
Though Stevens's customary facial expression is the faintly smiling, middle-distance squint of someone lost in abstraction, he can be direct and combative in the extreme and has the reputation, as a prominent G.O.P. consultant who admires Stevens's talent put it, of one who "does not play well with others".
And even though the state media, especially television, are thoroughly and aggressively in the hands of Mr. Milosevic, there is a lively independent press, including local television and radio, that is both outspoken and combative in the face of government pressure and derision.
He was, however, asked if he had grown more conservative and combative in the 11 months since the election.
The congressman, proud and combative in proclaiming his innocence, had every right to demand a full airing of the charges.
I think it causes him to be impatient and combative, in ways that clearly have been hard for others in the system".
I've known Paul for a few years now, but I've always found him to be one of the best European VCs: a straight talker, quick to respond and combative – in a good way.
He was reckless in his personal behavior, appearing drunk and combative in television appearances.
I.B.M. executives on the conference call yesterday were upbeat and even combative in the face of recent pummelings by analysts and the press over the company's accounting.
The rest of the region is strewn with disasters, from the ascent of the most militant strands in Iraq after the American invasion to the rise of populist and combative movements in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon that emerged under Israeli occupation.
