Warlike

Examples

• He, the noble, the warlike, the great in every quality that can adorn the mind and person of man; he is fitted to be the Protector of England. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• She was a warlike power, and inscribed upon her banners many a brilliant fight with Genoese and Turks. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Warlike Tribes have been put to flight so easily by civilised armies in modern times that such tribes have been doubted as possessing their boasted or even natural courage. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• This gives the edifice the romantic appearance of having been riddled with cannon-balls, and imparts to it a very warlike aspect. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• The old adage that all is fair in love and war applies to this new weapon of destruction as to every warlike instrument. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• But they will retain their warlike character, and will be chiefly occupied in fighting and exercising rule. Plato. The Republic.
• Men of Manchester, I beg your pardon for this slight _résumé_ of warlike facts, but it is of no consequence. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Vast accumulations of material and energy have gone into warlike preparations and warfare. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• I am aware, reader, and you need not remind me, that it is a dreadful thing for a parson to be warlike; I am aware that he should be a man of peace. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The women are, for the most part, trained, like the men, in warlike and other exercises; but they have two special occupations of their own. Plato. The Republic.
• They were warlike little nations and defied, in those days, governments that overshadow them now as mountains overshadow molehills. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• But I am not warlike, Shirley; and yet my mind is so restless I burn day and night--for what I can hardly tell--to be--to do--to suffer, I think. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• They became more warlike with better arms, and more capable of rapid movements with the improvement of their transport. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• A tribe, let us say, is warlike. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• They came through the Rhineland and Italy partly in the search for warlike employment and loot, partly as pilgrims. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The intriguing Palli, the accomplished Karazza, the warlike Ypsilanti, were among the principal. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Five thousand strong we were, all seasoned fighting-men of the most warlike race of the red men of Barsoom. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• There will be some warlike natures who have this aptitude--dogs keen of scent, swift of foot to pursue, and strong of limb to fight. Plato. The Republic.

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