inciting

Example Sentences

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Dong was eventually jailed for "inciting subversion" and "crossing the national border illegally".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

He was falsely accused of inciting forceful conversions after attending a village prayer meeting in a church member’s home.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

To win a doxxing case, prosecutors must prove someone published a federal employee’s protected personal information for the purposes of threatening them or inciting violence.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Curiously, this was not a prevailing gripe about “Frankenstein,” despite del Toro changing the ending, altering the inciting events of the Creature’s creation and adding new characters while changing the textual behavior of key others.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

“Will you kindly leave? You are inciting my mother.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole