Use of provoking in Sentences. 29 Examples

The examples include provoking at the start of sentence, provoking at the end of sentence and provoking in the middle of sentence

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provoking at the end of sentence


  1. Perhaps I was too saucy and provoking.
  2. It is indeed for Mrs. Jennings; how provoking.
  3. The remarks are meaningful and thought - provoking.
  4. Working only with dementia sufferers in their own homes requires special skills, but also is taxing on patience and anxiety provoking.

provoking in the middle of sentence


  1. These are thought - provoking questions.
  2. It is very provoking of her to be so late.
  3. He hung back from provoking any confrontation.
  4. He could not give up his ideal of provoking a quarrel.
  5. The hospital staff wouldn't thank him for provoking another.
  6. But critics say the police seem intent on provoking a violent reaction.
  7. They can push ahead with their settlement and risk provoking a backlash.
  8. They all agreed again and again how provoking it was to be so disappointed.
  9. They received sentences of four to 13 years, provoking Western condemnation.
  10. But yes, it is still fun, thought provoking, stimulating, exciting and fast moving.
  11. But they do enjoy provoking a reaction from adults and being the centre of attention.
  12. It has already caused a sensation-stopping traffic and provoking a storm of protests.
  13. Politicians enjoy an easy ride by provoking crime fear and talking tough about punishment.
  14. This is a thought - provoking enterprise ,(.com/provoking.html) deserving a book on its own.
  15. As with herpes of the lip there are certain provoking factors which tend to precipitate an attack.
  16. For one moment he hesitated, provoking her to give in to the gentle malice which settled inside her.
  17. The note of anger carried to the groups and couples passing by, provoking amusement and raised eyebrows.
  18. His own experience - always, except once, resisting and not provoking the attacks - had been so different.
  19. The army accused militant Ijaw youths of provoking the attack by murdering a group of policemen in the town.
  20. This meal was designed to include many reflux provoking foods to maximise postprandial reflux in normal subjects.
  21. Occasionally he slowed to a near halt, provoking Eng to push him to keep choreographing and to perform adequately.
  22. The victims' demand for capital punishment has boomeranged on them, provoking sympathy for the person they most abhor.
  23. Slavery and the slave trade, however, denied self-love to the slave, provoking permanent discontent and possible rebellion.
  24. The problem since then has been how to rekindle a spirit of democratic inquiry without provoking another conservative backlash.
  25. But when the others sat for the Scripture readings, Ray McGovern remained upright in their midst, provoking wariness and speculation.

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