provokes
Example Sentences
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The Science article covering the special issue was titled “Replication Effort Provokes Praise—and ‘Bullying’ Charges.”
From Slate • Jul. 31, 2014
"Little Cat Provokes Big Cat" garnered a decent amount of applause.
From Slate • Aug. 31, 2012
That bitter hour this bitter hour Provokes; by turns the strong!
From Poems — Volume 2 by Meredith, George
There, Doctor Moodie, turtle-like, displays His well-filled paunch, and swipes beyond all praise; While Cuttlehill, of slang and chatter chief, Provokes the bile of Captain George Moncrieffe.
From Poems on Golf by Society, Edinburgh Burgess Golfing
The fire i' the flint Shews not, 'till it be struck: our gentle flame Provokes itself, and, like the current flies Each bound it chafes.
From Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies by Sherbo, Arthur
