goading

Example Sentences

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Goading him into doing more is not going to help you.

From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2016

Goading Palin, Susteren said,”He’s also done one of the worst things you can do in politics, handing your opponents ammunition…He has handed them so much ammunition by his bizarre statements.”

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2012

Goading Australia's captain, , became such a favourite English pastime during the Ashes series last summer that a reprise must be on the cards.

From The Guardian • Jun. 21, 2010

Photograph: Tim Hales/AP Goading Ricky Ponting became a favourite English pastime during the Ashes last summer and the habit seems happily ingrained as England and Australia embark tomorrow upon the first of five one-day internationals.

From The Guardian • Jun. 21, 2010

Goading Myrtle seemed to have put fresh heart into Ron.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling