Provokes

The title provokes Mr. Greenwood to say, "Why these worthies should be so styled is not apparent; indeed the supposition seems not a little ridiculous." {301a} Of course, if the players were the possessors, "grand" is merely a jeer, by a person advertising a successful piracy. ❋ Andrew Lang (1878)

I suspect he finds her interesting in the same way I do, for the reaction she provokes from the media and the American public. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Illustration by Brian Stauffer for The Wall Street Journal 'A good wine label provokes a question,' says designer Madeleine Corson, who can spend as much as three years creating the right label for winery. ❋ Lettie Teague (2011)

"A good wine label provokes a question," she said. ❋ Lettie Teague (2011)

I love your writing, Petite, but agree with No. 53 that reading the comments it provokes is pretty interesting too. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Monday's NYT piece on the unraveling of the torture program during the second Bush term provokes a key question, and provides a stark answer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So, yes, there have been moments when an utterance of his name provokes those arched brows and a politely restrained oh isn't that an unusual name. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Sometimes a bizarre title provokes you to write a story. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Spontaneous prelabour rupture of the membranes (PROM) at term provokes a lively discussion about the risk of vaginal examination (Schutte et al 1983), induction of labour and prophylactic antibiotics. ❋ Unknown (1996)

That is why his name provokes an odd, personal enthusiasm in thousands of people who have never seen him. ❋ Clive Bell (1922)

But the dichotomy between the near-reverence with which he's viewed inside the theatre community and the total ignorance his name provokes in the outside world is not lost on him. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In some cases, this sort of euphemism provokes laughter -- like any time you see The Departed or Snakes on a Plane on basic cable I have had it with these monkey-fighting snakes on this Monday-Friday plane! ❋ Alexandra Petri (2011)

"Alex is right - even if you revel in the reactions she provokes, that is not a qualification for the position of President." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Alex is right - even if you revel in the reactions she provokes, that is not a qualification for the position of President. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I always enjoy seeing the very different responses each word provokes in different writers. ❋ The Wandering Author (2008)

His very name provokes in countless millions a reverent tenderness of emotion usually associated only with the most sacred and intimate of human relationships. ❋ William J. Dawson (1891)

To provoke: [Younger sister]: [ugly ugly] ugly fatty fatty fatty *prods brother with stick ten times* Older brother: Piss off you stupid girl and stop annoying me! *punches lil sister* Sister: MUM! He punched me!!!! Mum: well stop [provoking] him then *slaps daughter* ❋ HellzAngeL123 (2009)

Why [are you] provoking? ❋ #IKnowEverything (2018)

"Hey where [provoked]?" "I don't know hes probably wasting his life away mining 0.[002] [doge coin]. What a poor." ❋ John231421 (2021)

"[Go] [provoke] someone [you slut]" ❋ Rhushshs (2017)

1. That [painting] gives me [chills], what an [art-provoking] piece! 2. That tree is so art-provoking; I can't wait to get home and draw tonight. ❋ Love Flow (2016)

Woman: "For [the eighth] time, can you PLEASE [take the trash out]?" Man: *in a minute, hun* -minutes pass- Woman: *[empties] trash on husband*, and it is a big deal, and it doesn't happen to every guy! Observer: That was some Provoked Woman Wrath right there. ❋ Charles Morris (2007)

Bill: Do you think [God is a woman], and if so, does she have great tits? [George]: Wow Bill, that is a really [dirty thought-provoking] question. ❋ Kris Takahashi (2012)

That Pleasingly Protective Provoking Puffball [dragged] [the class] nerd away from me yet again... but I'm not [complaining]! ❋ Not The Real Raspy (2016)

Hym "YOU'RE RIGHT! It IS cowardice when they provoke you into killing their kids and then blame you for it. But one could argue that subjugating a people entirely is a form of provocation! Vaguely analogous to [MY thing] though so [I dig it]. Love Vaguely analogous things. It works on both sides of the issue too! So that's pretty cool.... Yep. Still holding back though. Man do I want to go in on you... Rrrgh... [I'll wait]... I'll wait... Do it for news-bae... It's good though. There's a lot there to work with... But I'll wait..." ❋ Hym Iam (2023)

[Joey] [provoked] [Gabe] into cheating. ❋ Ryanwalls622 (2022)