Sentence examples for works provoked from inspiring English sources

Though some of Ravel's works provoked controversy at first, all of them quickly became concert classics and have remained so.

Caryn James called "American Sligo" "keenly observed and wonderfully acted and directed (by the playwright)." His new play, like many of his works, provoked wildly diverse responses from critics, ranging from unqualified enthusiasm to unbridled dismay (mine).

All nudes, these works provoked great controversy and were ultimately hidden behind a drape with special permission given for viewers to see them.

To accept that this notion is true may suggest that you have been lied to about how the system works, provoking resentment.

In retrospect it's hard to understand the hostility the work provoked.

Although he continued to receive recognition for his earlier accomplishments, Pauling's later work provoked considerable skepticism and controversy.

Her work provoked debate even then, as details emerged about a dispute with Prince, who she said physically threatened her.

She had earlier noticed the people in the T-shirts, and now she approached them, hoping to discuss the feelings that the artist's work provoked.

Singer's work provoked much vexed discussion of the question of whether the traditional treatment of animals is justified by any "morally relevant" differences between animals and humans.

But the anger that her work provoked among many Jews — according to the historian Peter Novick, she "became, for a time, American Jewish Public Enemy Number One" — has proved just as durable.

The Charlie Hebdo attack – a horrific reminder of the violence many journalists around the world face daily in the course of their work – provoked a series of worrying reactions across the globe.