How to Use foment in a Sentence

foment

verb
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  • He was accused of fomenting violence.
  • One such fan who was moved to foment change was Jan Portheine.
    — Melissa Locker, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2021
  • In all that push and shove, a sort of End Times optimism began to foment around the Bad Brains.
    — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Macron argued that such a move would foment a civil war.
    — Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The Fed hasn’t been the only target of criticism for helping foment the price surge.
    — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Surely, this is a time where many ladies wish to foment a rebellion.
    — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Oct. 2018
  • But those in the chamber were unaware of the chaos that was beginning to foment outside the building.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Beijing’s actions have fomented many protests in Hong Kong over the years, but none on the scale of what has happened this year.
    — Kristina Olney, National Review, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Over the last week, the musician has fomented hatred of Jews.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Much of the violence that was fomented came from those opposed to the parade.
    — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • As the fall progressed, anger continued to foment around Ms. Bilek.
    — New York Times, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Alec Ross From my standpoint, it’s being used in the same way in which Hutu radio was used to foment a genocide in Rwanda in the 1990s.
    — Dylan Matthews, Vox, 8 June 2018
  • Khamenei has accused Iran's foes of fomenting the unrest.
    — Grant Smith and Heesu Lee, Houston Chronicle, 9 May 2018
  • Moscow has tried to foment discord among the allies, which rushed to Ukraine’s aid in the lead-up to the February invasion.
    — James Marson, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The Rotherham riot was planned for days but has its roots in discontent that has fomented for much longer.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
  • That fomented calls to crush Hamas no matter the cost, rather than continuing to try to bottle it up in Gaza.
    — TIME, 10 Oct. 2023
  • It is used to foment division and turn us against one another.
    — Jessi Hempel, WIRED, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Trump’s efforts to foment a coup in the aftermath of the 2020 election, Pompeo has since largely sidestepped any or all talk of the Capitol riot.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Two decades later, Russia used the same playbook to foment armed conflict in eastern Ukraine.
    — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The result is that even if the great powers avoid war with one another, their actions can foment war elsewhere.
    — Paul Poast, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2023
  • There’s some stealing and double-crossing and whiffs of a fomenting Rebellion, but for the most part, this is a movie about stealing some stuff.
    — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, 24 May 2018
  • Racial pride can foment racial prejudice, as in the case of white supremacists.
    — Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, 12 June 2019
  • That fomented calls in Israel to crush Hamas no matter the cost, rather than continuing to try to bottle it up in Gaza.
    — Josef Federman and Issam Adwan, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Her travels this week underscore New Zealand's desire to foment stronger ties with the U.S.
    — Emma Hinchliffe and paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 25 May 2022
  • It is driven by a intolerance that the White House is fomenting.
    — Rochelle Riley, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2018
  • Hamas, for example, tried to foment civil strife inside Israel and the West Bank during a flare-up of fighting in 2021.
    — Daniel Byman and Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2023
  • To achieve this, Lai bankrolled the city’s prodemocracy camp to foment a pro-independence revolt.
    — Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Such a false prophet would foment political frenzy and try to feed off the confusion.
    — Ron Chernow, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Smith's team also argues his allies fomented chaos in this uncertain time between Election Day and the race results.
    — Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The idea is to foment a constant back and forth of ideas, as well as create an environment where people feel comfortable recognizing and learning from their mistakes.
    — Iese Business School, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024

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