Sentence examples for provocation without from inspiring English sources

Slurs like "blackie" and "chinkie" for fellow Indians are routinely used without provocation, without inhibition, and importantly, without repercussion.

It is the rare dog — a pacifist among boxers — that will brook such a flagrant provocation without leaving his own mark.

"The back door of one of the jeeps opened, and without warning, without any provocation, without any threat to them -- they could see us eye to eye -- they opened automatic fire on us," he recalled.

Still, Style editor Ned Martel said he decided to yank it, after conferring with others, including Executive Editor Marcus W. Brauchli, because "it seemed a deliberate provocation without a clear message". He added that "the point of the joke was not immediately clear" and that readers might think that Muhammad was somewhere in the drawing.

Yet, some high U.S. officials called on all sides to avoid provocation without distinguishing which side first provoked.

You cannot gaze at this 26' tall, five and half ton artistic provocation without thinking about what it means.

"He was killed without provocation and without reason.

Are we the violent hijackers of the state of Lebanon who started this war without provocation and without reference to the elected government?

The issue is not his fitness as a leader; it is the legitimacy of the United States' invading a sovereign nation without provocation and without the support of the sole source of legitimate offensive military activity, the United Nations Security Council.

How can they constructively respond to his provocations without fueling his rise or abandoning the principles of free expression?

"The idea that there could be these one-off provocations without expectation of a military response, as the North had behaved in the past, the Chinese now understand that this is no longer the reality, no longer acceptable," he said.