provokes in English

verb
1
stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone.
the decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "provokes" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "provokes", or refer to the context using the word "provokes" in the English Dictionary.

1. Both evoke pity, but Caroline occasionally also provokes revulsion.

2. Israel provokes Jehovah four times (7-29)

3. Whoever provokes his anger risks his own life.

4. 5 Both evoke pity, but Caroline occasionally also provokes revulsion.

5. 9: Red Army provokes conflicts on the Latvian border.

6. Delivering a coup de grace provokes attacks of opportunity.

7. Tickling or crawling in the larynx provokes cough and wakes them.

8. Avignon is a fragrance which provokes deep thought and emotion

9. What does Allergin mean? Something that provokes an allergic reaction, an allergen

10. It's the story of a lovelorn girl whose suicide provokes bitter recriminations.

11. You should not be surprised if your ministry at times provokes hostile reactions.

12. Made me indignant in the same way virtuoso bureaucratic behavior still provokes me.

13. Synonyms for Antagonizes include aggravates, hassles, agitates, annoys, galls, irritates, offends, provokes, needles and riles

14. It will not just be a matter of noting what linguistic behaviour it provokes.

15. This generally provokes sharp imbalances in the population structure and increased population ageing.

16. For example, some parents feel unable to reprimand asthmatic children in case this provokes an attack.

17. Synonyms for Arouses include provokes, stimulates, excites, inflames, moves, encourages, rouses, incites, inspires and agitates

18. Synonyms for Aggravates include annoys, irritates, exasperates, irks, nettles, vexes, peeves, piques, provokes and riles

19. An entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations Familiarity information: Beguilement used as …

20. And rather than Cajoling audiences with fear and prejudice, it provokes them into reflection and debate

21. Noun a person who Antagonizes people, or provokes hostility: The leader was an antagonizer of the peasantry.

22. The clumping reaction between antibodies of the mother and the red cells of her unborn child provokes anaemia .

23. An Allergen can be almost anything, so long as it provokes an allergic response in a person to something other than a parasite

24. Synonyms for Culminates in include results, ends in, involves, leads to, prompts, elicits, precipitates, triggers, sparks off and provokes

25. Ashis Nandy provokes self-reflection from the reader, where you realize you, yourself, withhold certain aspects of the enemy whom you abhor

26. A pioneer in many ways, she was an Appropriationist before appropriation was accepted as a valid artistic strategy (it still provokes lawsuits if not outrage).

27. This stiffness provokes the “transverse” acoustical phonons to behave like free particles charged with mass, as far as their energy-momentum-relation and their velocity are concerned.

28. 5 The entry of larval trichonemes into the lumina of the tubular glands generally provokes an inflammatory response together with marked goblet cell hypertrophy.

29. Just as a lion’s roar provokes an immediate reaction from both man and beast in the vicinity, so such prophets as Amos promptly gave voice to Jehovah’s declarations.

30. Inside the stomach, this food additive provokes essentially a competitive reaction, one which accelerates the formation of nitrosamines, some of the most aggressive cancer-causing agents.

31. "The Age of the Unthinkable" is a thought-provoking book. Unfortunately, one of the thoughts that it provokes is that its central argument is wrong.

32. Shelley_, high-soaring and incomparable, an unlucky emendation of a line in 'The Skylark -- the insertion of a superfluous word Conjecturally-- by an editor whose work he commends on the whole, provokes him to sheer exasperation:

33. E Like Jay Wright's previous poetry, Boleros provokes in the reader a passion for what is hidden, emphasizing names--of places, muses, saints' days--and the imaginative histories behind them.

34. Yojimbo (The Bodyguard), Kurosawa Production's second film, centers on a masterless samurai, Sanjuro, who strolls into a 19th-century town ruled by two opposing violent factions and provokes them into destroying each other.

35. Because Bronchospasm provokes the narrowing of the airways, the main symptom is a difficulty in breathing normally, together with the emergence of a wheezing cough and an oppressive feeling in the chest.

36. Barratry (Legal) Definition Barratry describes an unlawful act performed by a lawyer who provokes a conflict or otherwise invites the filing of a lawsuit so he or she can profit from the legal costs

37. Forgiveness may be initiated by-reasoning, simply experiencing positive other-oriented emotions toward the transgressor, acting kindly toward the transgressor, or having the transgressor act Contritely or in a way that provokes empathy, sympathy, compassion, or love.

38. “In a draught, hemlock provokes a loss of vision at such point to be blind, gasping, a loss of consciousness and cold in the extremities; at the end, the victims gasp as they are Asphyxied because breath stops.” (11).

39. ‘The majestic outer sections reflect an unashamedly Beethovenian grandeur.’ ‘The Beethovenian classical structure is still there and the music has an amazing vigour.’ ‘The music is Beethovenian in the depth of feeling it provokes.’ ‘An early symphony shows his Beethovenian sympathies.’

40. This page shows answers to the clue Beguilement.Beguilement may be defined as “Magnetic personal charm”, “The act of beguiling, or the state of being beguiled” and “An entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations

41. “In a draught, hemlock provokes a loss of vision at such point to be blind, gasping, a loss of consciousness and cold in the extremities; at the end, the victims gasp as they are Asphyxied because breath stops.” (11).

42. Critical + is an all-in-one feminised cannabis seed regarded as one of the greatest cannabis ladies of all time: she grows very easily, she produces spectacular yields, her taste and aroma are simply unbeatable, and her potent effect provokes an impressive 'high' that everyone wants to try.

43. Among his surviving holograph manuscripts is an essay on the relative efficacy of different aphrodisiacs: viper wine is "powerfull," Cantharides (better known today as Spanish fly) "mighteleye provokes, butt is dangerous," and foods such as lamb's testicles, sparrow's brains, "All younge meates," chestnuts, and melons are effective provokers of lust.

44. What is Abetment to suicide? According to IPC Section 306, a person is guilty of Abetment to suicide when he/ she provokes somebody to commit suicide or is part of a conspiracy to make a person commit suicide or intentionally assists the victim in committing suicide by doing something or not doing something that he/she was bound to do.

45. Caxambu Style Borborygmus Potion is a concoction that, given its name, was developed in Caxambu, Brazil, and provokes stomach growling.1 Some of these potions could be found in the Room of Requirement and potions classroom at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (First appearance) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video …