How to Use incite in a Sentence

incite

verb
  • The news incited widespread fear and paranoia.
  • How does that not incite you to fight for the freedoms of all people?
    Jeneé Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Chad Gable used cheap heat to incite this Ohio crowd, but the heat ended up being very, very loud.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
  • The end of the restriction could also incite a new wave of migrants to leave their countries and come to the U.S., experts say.
    The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Miller pushed back against the notion Trump's language was in any way deployed to incite the crowd, according to the source.
    Ellis Kim, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2022
  • The secret plan worked to gain support in King’s Landing’s slums and incite a riot.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 July 2024
  • Was there one inciting event that encouraged you to write this song?
    Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The gusts that blew at the surface were thus exceedingly strong, dry, warm and able to incite extreme fire growth.
    Jason Samenow, Jacob Feuerstein, Becky Bolinger, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Jan. 2022
  • The vessels incited stampedes down store aisles and sold out in minutes.
    Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Work wasn’t the only part of my life that incited anxiety.
    Shanetta McDonald, Essence, 22 June 2023
  • The West Fork is also known for an epic salmon fly hatch that incites a trout feeding frenzy each summer.
    Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 8 May 2024
  • Our goal was not to induce fear but to incite hope and galvanize viewers.
    Tonya Lewis Lee, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2022
  • On her way to the mic, Anderson stopped to share a quick kiss with her former Mulder which incited fans once again.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Just snap a shot (or swipe one from her Instagram), upload it and three to four weeks later, your one-of-a-kind gift will be ready to incite awwws.
    Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2021
  • In 1996, the image incited parental debates over whether the rapper was destroying the moral fabric of the country.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Someone poured fake blood near him to further incite people, Stutts said.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 May 2024
  • The anger the Chicks incited erupted from a nasty part of American culture that needed to keep women in their place.
    Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2024
  • This only incited more disgust and anger, and probably cost Rife thousands of fans in the process.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Over the past couple of years, the 43-year-old actor’s looks have run the gamut from clean-shaven and polished to long and scruffy — some of which have incited internet frenzy.
    Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Cole called it a racist dog-whistle meant to incite hard-line conservatives.
    Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Facebook knew it was being used to incite violence in Ethiopia.
    Eliza MacKintosh, CNN, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Butker also incited the ire of Taylor Swift fans by taking a dig at the mega-star girlfriend of his teammate Travis Kelce.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
  • That could incite panic in the western part of Ukraine — where resistance to Russia might be highest — and prompt people to flee the country.
    New York Times, 5 Feb. 2022
  • But the scrum Aldama partly incited seemed to kick Golden State into gear.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Most of the characters at the center of these coming-of-age stories must incite change in order to improve their own lives or the fates of their families.
    Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Schumer said Trump's words can incite violence and get people killed, and cause people to lose faith in democracy.
    Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 22 May 2024
  • He was charged with inciting a riot and firearms offenses.
    Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2024
  • In Princess Mononoke, the destruction of a forest incites an epic battle among animals, gods, and humans.
    Nina Li Coomes, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The threatening of reproductive rights in America has incited you to take action.
    Julie Arbit, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Multiple accused rioters from Jan. 6 have claimed they were incited to violence by police, but none have been successful in court.
    Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2024

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