Sentence examples for blatant provocation from inspiring English sources

Her receding back was a blatant provocation.

But for Israel's foreign minister this was never an aid convoy, but "a blatant provocation" and "violent propaganda".

They sat down in the dark and received a slap in the face, a blatant provocation, a set of jump leads hooked on to their chests.

But far from putting an end to the controversy, the President's apology drew a swift rebuke from another congressional Republican, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who called it a "blatant provocation".

Nor should those who favor retaining some version of the Mubarak name for historical transparency be overly rigid in their stance: Even those who feel most hesitant about removing Mrs. Mubarak's name — I count myself among them — would likely agree that the H.E. (Her Excellency) should go because it is a blatant provocation.

In May, the US also opened an embassy in Jerusalem, a move described by Palestinian officials as a "blatant provocation".

Gainsbourg directed Birkin in the 1976 erotic drama "Je T'Aime Moi Non Plus" ("I Love You Me Neither"), playing Jan . 30 in which she's often featured in full-frontal nudity, enacting humiliating and masochistic sex scenes that come off as blatant provocations.

Do not throw rocks at the swarm, or any other foolish act of blatant bee provocation.

In so doing, he kills off any hope of a reasoned discussion, ensuring that name-calling, provocation and blatant hate take its place.

The provocation proved provocative.

Eytan Buchman, told The Lede: "A Palestinian shepherd, accompanied by Israeli activists, tried to illegally graze a field adjacent to the town of Othni'el in a blatant attempt to create a provocation.