"provoke" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- It was very simple: it was to appear reasonable in all circumstances, even when severely provoked.
- For instance, in the wild, golden eagles are considerably more aggressive than bald eagles, which will seldom attack human beings unless severely provoked.
- Despite this, they are unlikely to strike unless severely provoked.
- I am not by nature a violent man, unless severely provoked.
- "So do I, Florence, although I natter myself that I can control it unless I'm severely provoked."
- Then again, he'd been severely provoked by this woman with the breathtaking blue eyes, now eloquently searching his face as though looking for and expecting an apologv.
- Before Sept. 11, India's military had consciously chosen not to cross the line into Pakistan-held Kashmir, even when severely provoked by Pakistan in 1999.
- They are not aggressive to humans and they are unlikely to bite humans unless severely provoked.
- These spiders are harmless unless severely provoked, and their bite is only as bad as a bee sting.
- Most specimens are docile, seldom attempting to bite unless severely provoked.
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