| One evening the latter thought fit to twit him with his pugnaciousness. |
| She presides over her uptown domain with benignity, unpredictable wit, two-fisted pugnaciousness, and a remarkable insight into the human condition. |
| The distinctive Nixonian blend of pugnaciousness and self-pity comes through clearly in the 297 pages. |
| The usage guru Bryan A. Garner told me that he long admired Kilpatrick's pugnaciousness and iconoclasm. |
| Their pugnaciousness has energised donors and activists. |
| With a flash of pugnaciousness, he said that debate should also close on his healthcare reforms so derided by his political foes. |
