Example Sentences

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Pundit and eager discourse provoker Matt Yglesias has made a mission of reporting bogus paper tags in D.C., which is plagued by bad drivers from neighboring Maryland and Virginia.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2023

For his part, Mr Wilcox, the simian provoker and professor, thinks the movement is related to the decline of the traditional family unit.

From Economist • Jun. 16, 2016

Robin – as in Hood – is a college dropout and provoker of accidents.

From The Guardian • Jan. 20, 2013

It should be a tastemaker and thought provoker.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pungent essential oil which it yields consists of a hydrocarbon, "carvene," together with an oxygenated oil; It is a "gallant expeller of the wind, and provoker of the terms."

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas