agitate

Example Sentences

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Jackson continued to travel, agitate, protest, but the spotlight had moved on.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

They are notorious goons, despised virtually everywhere for their ability to agitate, aggrieve and annoy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

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

I would agitate against the bemused person who was attempting to help me upward, that is.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole