antagonized

Example Sentences

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Some also contend the deal has unnecessarily antagonized China, Australia’s main trading partner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

John Coffee, a law professor at Columbia Law School, said Costello "greatly antagonized" Merchan.

From Salon • May 21, 2024

Yet this month, it antagonized someone much more powerful, and is already retreating just a touch.

From Slate • May 21, 2024

Instead, he says, the experiment merely shows that, when antagonized the snakes are likely to put up a more spirited defense.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 3, 2024

“They also debased their currency, undercut the universality of the iron law, and antagonized the Adem.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss