incite

Example Sentences

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They incite disputes because we live in a world that rewards arguing with undue power.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

"Disseminating such materials or inaccurate information can incite public panic and create a false impression of the country's actual situation," Shamsi said.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said in a post on X that France's "rule of law is non-negotiable; actions that are violent in nature or incite hatred have no place on our territory".

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

But the capacity to incite Greta Thunberg to join a flotilla isn’t real international power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

His master indeed forbade him from leaving his quarters on Sunday nights, for fear that in preaching of equality before the Lord on High, Isaac might incite riot on Earth.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson