stoke up

Example Sentences

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Analysts and economists have pushed back against the scenarios laid out in the report, but Block’s drastic job cuts will likely stoke up those fears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Keynes begged them to go down the first path, and warned that if they went down the second, it would simply stoke up more hatred and lead to World War II.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025

"I have watched with dismay how racist rhetoric has flourished on the internet, across social media sites, spreading disinformation to deliberately stoke up division," they said.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2024

Although Mourinho has not finalised a deal with he is preparing the ground for his arrival at Stanford Bridge and here he continued to stoke up talk of his departure from the Santiago Bernabéu.

From The Guardian • May 3, 2013

We hung our heads, pushed back our chairs, and filed out to help stoke up the firebox in the kitchen house.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver