Sentence examples for was instigated from inspiring English sources

"was instigated" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to describe an event or action that was initiated but not necessarily completed. For example, "An investigation was instigated to determine the cause of the accident."

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was instigated

verb

To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite.

He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity. -Bp. Warburton.

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Mine was instigated by a divorce.

The New Yorker

Brexit was instigated by a referendum in 2016.

The Guardian - Opinion

Haye claims the fracas was instigated by Chisora.

Independent

A lot of that stuff was instigated by them.

The New York Times

A communications campaign was instigated to support the implementation.

The Guardian

Love trumped prudence; the annulment process was instigated by her six months later.

The New York Times

China claims the violence was instigated by exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer.

The Guardian

The Israeli military said in a statement that a "violent riot" was instigated during operation activity.

The Guardian

According to eyewitnesses, the rioting was instigated by young men who were intent on starting violence.

The New York Times - Sports

The bill was instigated by the then home secretary, Theresa May, in 2012.

The Guardian - Tech

A surveillance operation was instigated on a number of properties associated with the three identified men.

The Guardian

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