goading
Example Sentences
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Artists got an idea for a Museum of Contemporary Art off the ground in 1979, goading the wealthy and influential powers that be into action.
From Los Angeles Times
It was as if they were goading Scotland now.
From BBC
The goading and deliberate reduction in food encourages them to fly and helps them lose weight, he says.
From BBC
“What that family suffered is truly, truly horrific and truly unconscionable. The lies that were told, the goading of the family, all of that is absolutely horrendous.”
From Los Angeles Times
We can expect some goading and taunting at the ceremonial way in this evening.
From BBC
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