agitate
Example Sentences
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They are notorious goons, despised virtually everywhere for their ability to agitate, aggrieve and annoy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
Other practical tips include not screaming, flapping your arms or swatting at wasps, as this will agitate them and make them more aggressive.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025
It appeared to agitate Cannon, who questioned the prosecution about why it was being brought up for the first time at the hearing.
From Salon • Oct. 13, 2023
Ocelots and jaguars prowl the forest, and spider monkeys and black howlers agitate the canopy.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 11, 2023
“We are serving tea, sir, though calling it chocolate so as not to agitate the sensibilities of Patriots.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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