Sentence examples for provoking conversations from inspiring English sources

INEVITABLY, last week's flap over John Derbyshire, the contributor National Review Online fired for penning a reprehensible column full of racial animus at another magazine, ended up provoking conversations about the use of the term "racism".

Maybe this is what the best novels, hypothetic or otherwise, do—unbury the dead, break down doors, and let the skeletons out, all the while provoking conversations we would rather not have.

Her concept of active lifestyle involves physical exercise for the body and thought provoking conversations and meditation for the mind.

Tony Wheeler, the founder of Lonely Planet Guidebooks and Richard Bangs, father of modern day adventure travel, would provide excellent insight and thought provoking conversations.

Thursday night, Norman Lear showed no signs of slowing down on his journey to encourage thought provoking conversations with each other.

The South African artist Kristin Lee Moolman's black-and-white photo, Faka #02, of two men laying black holding each other, flies into fantasy, provoking conversations about love, and the current and future state of shifting regional politics and attitudes.

Stories about others who died in the crash have also been published in local newspapers and broadcast on local newscasts in recent days, in some cases provoking conversation about the ongoing war.

It's certainly provoking conversation.

2. Reading the Bible at bedtime is spiritually gratifying for one out of four roommates and when shared, a thought provoking conversation is certain to ensue for all.

Uzo Aduba, who plays Suzanne Crazy Eyes Warrenen on "Orange Is the New Black" had one of the most complex, anger-motivated scenes of any major character on TV this year, but for the actress, provoking conversation is the whole point.

It has certainly provoked conversations and some pretty terrible jokes.