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Discover LudwigThe phrase "belligerent for" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English, but it is not a commonly used phrase.
It is more commonly used in spoken English as a replacement for "fighting for" or "advocating for." For example: "He was belligerent for his team, even when they were losing." "The politician was known for being belligerent for his party's policies, regardless of opposition."
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But when Mr. Clark enlisted, he was called "belligerent" for looking a white officer in the eyes.
The Danish contribution of a small battleship and a submarine cast the country as a belligerent for the first time since 1864.
As usual, I was rude to her and belligerent for months until things came to a head one day and she asked me if I would like her to leave.
In fact, Giuliani's answer to all complex foreign-policy dilemmas was essentially the same: the American president had to be someone the rest of the world feared, someone a little too rash and belligerent for anyone else's comfort.
"Cameron was again belligerent for Worcestershire and Jones again proved no mug with the bat.
I just think that the debate around the NSA has gotten emotional, frequently information-free, and at times, just belligerent for no reason".
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These agreements are designed to allow activities such as immunization programs and the distribution of relief supplies during special ceasefires, demonstrating the common concern of belligerents for the health of children.
Additionally, angry Palestinian demonstrators in the West Bank as well as belligerent mourners for the Kahanes called for swift revenge attacks.
In his short time so far as Captain Lorca, Isaacs hasn't been afraid to call out rude and belligerent people for their rudeness and belligerence, even if it's "die-hard" fans..
And yet, NBC – which broke its rolling coverage again and again, with a kind of belligerent determination, for commercials, many of them feminine hygiene products for its afternoon audience – was itself unwatchable as it forcefully and opportunistically tried to defy real time.
Palestine was again sacrificed, this time to bribe a belligerent Israel for temporary good behavior.
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