Sentence examples for antagonized and from inspiring English sources

Mr. Chávez, acknowledging mistakes that have antagonized and energized opponents, is now trying to mend fences.

Ratification required support from Republican senators he had needlessly antagonized and cut out of the diplomatic process, and when they demanded changes to the treaty he refused.

Instead of nurturing and encouraging the students, Edwin Gould's staff antagonized and ridiculed them, telling them that they were going to "end up on the street" or "sell drugs for a living," the suit said.

As Bremmer warned, "A Kremlin that feels antagonized and isolated but not substantially constrained is a dangerous prospect.

These crackdowns make Muslim groups feel antagonized and perpetuate fear that the security apparatus might scoop up troubled but innocent individuals.

They also strengthen the power of men like Sheldon Adelson and Netanyahu himself, who would prefer young Jewish-Americans to think themselves isolated, antagonized, and in need of a guardian like Bibi.

"Qaddafi is a master of illusion," he argues, "and he learned very early on who to antagonize and who not to.

There are hockey players who provoke and antagonize and often carry things too far, but this was not Boogaard's style.

The president has upended generations of American diplomacy, antagonizing and belittling traditional allies over issues like defense and trade, while refraining from criticizing Russia, traditionally an adversary.

At 89, Paul A. Samuelson, the Nobel Prize-winning economist and professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, still seems to have plenty of intellectual edge and the ability to antagonize and amuse.

Therefore, we experimentally antagonize and enhance Hh/Wnt signalling using small molecules, in multiple species of mbuna versus non-mbuna and the zebrafish, to mimic natural diversity.