Sentence examples for provocative with from inspiring English sources

In recent years her lyrics have grown more and more provocative, with Ms. Jackson discussing everything from masturbation to bisexuality.

The willowy Courtin-Clarins sisters wore combinations that were both prim, with high necklines, and slightly provocative, with see-through panels.

"I think he wanted to be provocative with that," said Hashem Pesaran, a professor at Cambridge University who supervised Mr. Demetriades' doctoral work there.

Her clothes wrestle with ideas of desire, sexual pleasure, and female autonomy; they are sensual and provocative, with cutouts, high slits, and sheer fabrics.

Over time, she said, she has learned "not to be cynical and sarcastic all the time, or just plain provocative with the fellas, to get them mad".

This swinging 60s bestseller (working title: The Heretic) is typically provocative, with a central character, Mike Smith, who is raised by Martians after the death of his parents and questions every human assumption - about sex, politics, society and spirituality - on his arrival on Earth.

It drew a line; it created an elect; it was sophisticated and Continental; it dealt with provocative subjects, with torture, sadism, hermaphroditism with sex and power.

Having affairs with other partners or provocative behavior with others.

The daughter is a provocative spoiler with an eye for power.

History appears to answer this provocative question with a heretical yes.

Investors usually respond to provocative actions with only a brief flurry of worry.