agitator

Example Sentences

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“I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work. I don’t let bullies win,” she said.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

"I'm a survivor so this small agitator isn't going to intimidate me from doing my work," she wrote.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

In a statement on X, Omar said: "I'm ok. I'm a survivor so this small agitator isn't going to intimidate me from doing my work. I don't let bullies win."

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Passion is the great agitator of social norms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

To downplay accusations of being an outside agitator, she ran her operation out of her hotel room, offering direction to state and local suffragists.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling