Sentence examples for for confrontational from inspiring English sources

Vogel's taste for confrontational fare went hand in hand with his approachability.

And he glared and said no when asked if he lacked the stomach for confrontational politics.

His tolerance for confrontational protest stems in part from his disinclination to empower anyone to stop it.

He was a victim of his own arrogance and authoritarianism, and his penchant for confrontational risk-taking ended in knee-deep water off the Philippine island of Mactan.

Mr. Cox has had some notoriety for confrontational (and dress-wearing) behavior at shows or just blabbing with an alarming lack of self-consciousness between songs.

Constructive criticism of our reform process is certainly acceptable, but calling for confrontational measures can only harm reform in Egypt and American relations with the largest, most influential country in the Middle East.

Cyclists have long had a rocky coexistence with motorists and pedestrians, who often criticize bike riders for a confrontational attitude, and for blowing through stop signs or otherwise exempting themselves from the rules of the road.

Wałęsa has been criticized for a confrontational style and for instigating "war at the top," whereby former Solidarity allies clashed with one another, causing annual changes of government.

During his tenure, Jaroslaw Kaczynski was famous for his confrontational course toward Europe, and Germany in particular, and for gleefully playing the spoiler whenever possible.

Morrison, not known for being confrontational, was ejected during his debut versus Bayern Munich for engaging in a shoving match, endearing himself to the Red Star fans.

Burg's interlocutor for the Ha'aretz article was Ari Shavit, a writer well known in Israel for his confrontational interviews and his cerebral opinion articles.