antagonize

Example Sentences

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Why would he show up and antagonize the justices?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

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

Which prompts the question: Why would companies that in theory couldn’t afford to antagonize their customers take this tack anyway?

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

Of course, any American has the right to criticize judges but defendants usually don't do it because generally it's a bad idea to unnecessarily antagonize someone who has such power over your life.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2025

Gaston, her husband, took care not to antagonize her, although since that fatal noon when he got off the train he realized that his wife's determination had been provoked by a nostalgic mirage.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez