inciting

Example Sentences

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Wood says the drama is "not inciting violence in any way".

From BBC • May 8, 2026

McDaniel views her daughter Luna’s birth as the inciting incident into her true calling — becoming the “Womb Witch.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Meanwhile, Apple TV’s series “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” transports the inciting action to San Francisco, whose citizens suffer through the catastrophe known as G-Day, before returning to Japan.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

After the match, Mourinho hit out at Vinicius for inciting Benfica's players and fans with his celebration following his winning goal in the first leg of the knockout phase play-off tie.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Then again, if he ran there now, he could combine the sweatiness and out-of-breathness with the fear to see if it was all three of them together that was the inciting factor.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste