agitator

Example Sentences

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In a statement on X, Omar said: "I'm ok. I'm a survivor so this small agitator isn't going to intimidate me from doing my work. I don't let bullies win."

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Notorious far-right agitator Tommy Robinson and misogynist influencer Andrew Tate, who faces court cases in Britain and Romania, hail from the town, where about a third of residents are Muslim.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

Passion is the great agitator of social norms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Solomon: Jim Hightower said it's the agitator that gets the dirt out in the washing machine.

From Salon • May 27, 2025

To downplay accusations of being an outside agitator, she ran her operation out of her hotel room, offering direction to state and local suffragists.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling