The two countries have accused each other of trying to provoke another war.

He has the sense that she is trying to provoke him.

He didn't think she was even trying to provoke him, not on any personal level.

They'd try to provoke him to take some sort of initiative, but he'd just smile and read the paper.

He is known for trying to provoke debate by asking pointed questions.

If other teams try to provoke us and get things started, we're not going to let it happen.

Of course, it might be shame he was trying to provoke.

I gave up trying to provoke a discussion with him.

The coach says things to the student to try to provoke a reaction.

The author was trying to provoke the question to the reader, "What does it mean to be human?"