easily provoked
Example Sentences
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"We are not a country that is easily provoked," Fidan said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026
In her neighborhood, she had been known as a fighter, easily provoked.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 24, 2018
He was cocky and combative, easily provoked and ready to fight anyone.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2018
He is inexperienced, uninformed, easily provoked and supremely confident in his own judgment.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2017
A temper; a quick temper, a temper easily provoked, but a kindly woman nevertheless.
From Big Game A Story for Girls by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
