She made no move to comply with the suggestion, smiling up at me in a provocative way.

"The policies were executed in a provocative way that alienated our friends."

Maybe the one in front was swimming in a more provocative way.

She complicated things by moving against him in the most provocative, if innocent, ways.

She likes to wear clothes in a provocative way due to her beauty.

He raised an eyebrow in a deliberately provocative way, as a test.

I don't think that people should be teased in a provocative way.

But his provocative way of life seemed to inspire him to create.

But they contradict each other in subtle yet provocative ways.