Sentence examples for for provocative from inspiring English sources

People yearned for provocative ideas.

"But it certainly makes for provocative discussion".

Hobsbawm's gift for provocative generalisation remains undimmed.

Hence the need for provocative shock tactics.

The combination of intimacy and mystery makes for provocative situations.

Hobsbawm's gift for provocative obiter dicta never left him.

"Attractive" is code for provocative, and these days only the foolhardy would seek to provoke.

Vreeland had a modernist's eye for tradition and for provocative juxtaposition.

He says The Sopranos proved there was an audience for provocative and intelligent drama.

It would appear to be the season for provocative comments from writers.

The flashbacks don't so much explain a character's present difficulties as allow for provocative echoes.