was provoking
- past progressive of provoke.
Example Sentences
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Ancelotti also defended Vinícius Júnior from accusations he was provoking other players too much in recent matches.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2022
When he last returned to Israel to visit his mother more than a year ago, his size was provoking questions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2021
Sometimes he was provoking, sometimes he believed what he was saying.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2020
At breakfast in La Paz, however, Carlos felt that Jorge was provoking him once again.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2015
Still…it was provoking that there should be nothing to talk about.
From The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West by Stead, Robert J. C.
