Sentence examples for I'm provoking from inspiring English sources

And this resentment — which I have a feeling I'm provoking more of here — finds its way into the stories themselves, expressed either as glowering self-pity or bullying machismo.

Author Joshua Greene, a former ISKCON devotee, describes a visit Harrison made to the house in August 1973 when the singer shared his concerns with Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the movement's international leader: "I'm provoking a bad reaction," Harrison confided.

"I find I am choosing itch relief over the pain that I am provoking by satisfying the itch," he said.

Police officer who told me earlier I was "provoking" him by writing in my notebook now says: "if I see u again I will shoot you in the leg" — Abigail Hauslohner (@ahauslohner) 14 Aug 13 police took laptop & id wiped all images from phone.

The worst part was he was one of the Blood leaders in that house, and if anyone found out, they might think I was provoking him.

"I was provoked," she said.

My excuse is I was provoked.

And when California voters passed Proposition 8 outlawing gay marriage, I was provoked into fury.

Her own was barely flatter than mine and I was provoked, sweetly.

"I was provoked by a man whom I admire very much, John Paul II," Mr. Herling said in discussing the motives that led him to write the story.

For 12 months or more phrases like "politique des auteurs," "Pauline Kael," "received wisdom," "reflexively contrarian" and "formalist hack" would not pass my lips or issue from my keyboard, no matter how much I was provoked.