Sentence examples for could be violent from inspiring English sources

"Caution: he could be violent and armed," the notice warned.

He could be violent and rude, and all the crew loved him.

It is oppression, and it could be violent but somewhere short of terror.

"It is a shift that could be violent, though it shouldn't be".

But the fear remains that if the two old comrades fail to find a workable solution, the transition to a post-Saleh Yemen could be violent.

But Hamas is vastly more popular, and Israelis and Palestinians have expressed fears that any power struggle could be violent and ultimately disastrous.

He could also be violent – "I got used to ducking chairs," Herbert recalled.

Deadly clashes in Kenya have raised fears that elections in March could again be violent as politicians exploit tribal rivalries, reports the BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse in the Tana Delta.

And I thought if the guy could ever be violent, he'd be a scholarship player".

In a June 2007 interview, Winehouse admitted she could sometimes be violent toward him after she had been drinking, saying "if he says one thing I don't like then I'll chin him".

Death could be either violent or non-violent, as in the case of suicide.