Sentence examples for He provoked from inspiring English sources

He provoked wars.

He provoked a new ordeal.

He provoked neither warmth nor loathing, yet he was far from bland.

He provoked violent quarrels with nearly every important federal military commander.

He provoked an uproar at a veterans' convention by calling the Vietnam War a "noble cause".

He provoked widespread opposition in disparate sectors, such as students, intellectuals, religious leaders and industrial workers.

He provoked them "by saying that the Christian missionaries were destroying the Hindu religion".

He provoked the best and the worst of the American people.

He provoked conversations and confrontations, engineered their content and brought about interesting and potentially explosive meetings.

He provoked admiration and astonishment; also suspicion, envy and self-reproach.

He provoked an outcry when he complained that Turkey had one of the highest wage burdens among OECD countries.