Sentence examples for provokes with from inspiring English sources
The gunshot is an act of stillness, a frozen aim and a little, almost invisible squeeze that provokes, with its infinitesimal movement, vastly disproportionate results.
Those albums offer delightful shocks, such as the "Name That Tune" trouble that Monk so gleefully provokes with his radical rearrangements of familiar melodies.
Certainly it is exactly the discomfort his art provokes, with its fusion of reverence and heat, that keeps it interesting today.
While Paul Kildea's recent biography provokes with a controversial theory about Britten and syphilis, Powell is not looking to uncover any prurient scandal.
Virilio loves to provoke with vast diagnoses.
The flaming rage it provoked, with the desire publicly to humiliate Hooke, however, bespoke the abnormal.
But it also feels beleaguered and provoked, with its cultural heritage under existential threat.
In this postseason, like his Lakers recently, Jackson has been at the top of his game -- provoking with a purpose.
Rhys Webb: The Horrors While most provoke with volume, Connan Mockasin's delicate touch is captivating and mind-melting.
Minogue has never commanded the same level of artistic credibility as Madonna, nor the willingness to provoke with every step.
"Some of the attendants seemed provoked with strangers romping all over the building and so the competition was called off and the laurels left with Poland".
