Examples of 'provoke' in a sentence
Meaning of "provoke"
provoke: To deliberately make someone feel angry, upset, or annoyed by one's actions or words. It can also mean to incite or trigger a reaction or response
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- To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
- To bring about a reaction.
- To appeal.
How to use "provoke" in a sentence
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This might provoke something completely different.
He writes in a way not to provoke the censor.
That will provoke less nosy questions.
The behavior of those two is only to provoke.
Leakage current can provoke an internal arc.
Provoke him to say the wrong thing.
Some of our samples provoke reactions of surprise.
Provoke instability and subsequently more repression.
How dare you provoke me like this.
Provoke vomiting and administer activated charcoal.
His sacrifice will provoke a lot of sympathy.
They provoke me constantly with new methods.
We must learn how to provoke slumber at will.
It will provoke colonist and military opposition.
It is aimed to become a happening space to provoke emotion.
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The settlers provoke people almost daily.
Tread lightly and do not provoke them.
That could provoke a disastrous interstellar incident.
She only came up there to provoke a response.
We could provoke justice through the army.
This formulation did not provoke any comment.
Do not provoke her or interfere in any way.
The important thing is not to provoke her.
You should not provoke a child molester.
Acting and reacting spontaneously to provoke thought.
Those always provoke very extreme emotions.
Charlie must have done something to provoke an attack.
You definitely provoke a strong response in him.
The function of a civil resister is to provoke response.
Spoiled food can provoke excellent diarrhoea.
You enjoy using vulgar language to provoke.
Do not you provoke me like this again.
I thought we compromised not to provoke each other.
You are trying to provoke me into an emotional response.
I only screw her now to provoke her.
They provoke us into moving before we are ready.
We do not want to provoke with either side.
May provoke a nuclear arms race in space.
That will just provoke the humans.
They provoke men with their shamelessness.
This punishment will provoke inhibition behavior.
When the enemy brave enough to provoke.
They literally provoke abuse of the system.
I should not have let him provoke me.
I wanted to provoke him into acting in haste.
I entertained myself trying to provoke them to kill me.
You will provoke him when he returns.
Thank the men who provoke them.
So do not provoke any flying yellow things.
I told you those herbs provoke ghosts.
