Example sentences for: instigating

How can you use “instigating” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Unlike the other actors, Lee loved to fight, instigating street fracases as a teen-ager in Hong Kong.

  • While such anecdotes commonly spur alternative-medicine fads, Eby took the admirable step of instigating a 1984 clinical trial of zinc lozenges that found the treatment cut the duration of colds in half.

  • The British and French armies established ad hoc military courts to try Kaiser Wilhelm II and more than 900 other top German officials for "unjustly" instigating the war.

  • Nonetheless, the G-7 is unlikely to issue any grim warnings for fear of instigating a sudden and violent panic.

  • As in all cases where partnerships might benefit the various parties involved, real-world considerations—who has the most power, who is responsible for instigating change, who will make the initial investments—often slow integration.


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