Sentence examples for bit of provocative from inspiring English sources

While parents whose daughters grew up on Hannah Montana might think that Miley no longer deserves role model status, a bit of provocative rump shaking in front of a video camera is a far cry from the antics of fellow ex-teen idols such as Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Bynes.

Seriously though, I know you think a bit of provocative racial jibing is a great way to break in our new friendship, but chances are we're desperately trying to avoid being asked this question by our own parents, and they really did meet through an arranged marriage.

All of which meant that, when I dropped my eyes down from the computer screen where I was reading the piece and turned them in the direction of my ever-contemplatable navel, I was confronted by an unmistakable bit of, well, "provocative" décolleté.

A bit of a provocative romp, if you will.

There is, however, every bit of the provocative edge, raw language, racial assessments, sexual innuendo and political incorrectness that characterizes his stage work.

Blue is the Warmest Color received quite a bit of critical acclaim, and did find some mainstream success, but unfortunately this was mostly due to the fact that it contains a number of provocative lesbian sex scenes.

Truth is, we're losing the knack of separating stories from histories -- of understanding the difference between a provocative bit of dreaming and a provocative fact.

Sacramento Land ing) works through a provocative bit of analysis on how many of the jobs in the booming California capital city's economy are tied to real estate.

In one provocative bit of advocacy, Kimmelman last month laid out a plan to fix Penn Station — probably the busiest transit hub in North America, and the one that most closely resembles a Roach Motel.

"Come on and feel this, I'm still alive," sings Kasabian's Tom Meighan, winding up the song Vlad the Impaler with what he probably considers a provocative bit of improvisation.

When political blogger Andrew Sullivan announced this morning that he's leaving The Daily Beast and launching an independent company called Dish Publishing, the most provocative bit of news was his intended business model.