antagonize
Example Sentences
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Why would he show up and antagonize the justices?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
So that’s where Stroup and Bourne were in December 1977: entrenched in their positions, confident in their success, and unafraid to antagonize their opponents.
From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025
The crowd at Pupusas and Punchlines is not one to dismiss or antagonize comics that are not Latinx.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025
“When we are fighting for our survival, we can’t afford to antagonize either Biden or Trump,” Mr. Merezhko said.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2024
Satan would antagonize Justin, Justin would ignore him, Tobias would come after me, Justin would defend me, Satan would come after Justin, and around we would go again.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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