Malik finally provokes Tommy into a fight, with both men using their baling hooks.

The savagery of the insurrections and the reprisals did finally provoke a reaction from the outside world.

The government tried to build a centre with local aboriginal corvée labor, but treated them more like slaves and finally provoked an uprising.

And to finally provoke it into a hostile response?

The era of the space-filling curves finally provoked the modern definitions of curve.

Deep down inside myself I am an easy-going person, but when finally provoked I get very angry indeed.

His loss finally provoked me to finish a short story on Daddy's last year and a half and his death.

Hector used brutality to establish himself as chief rival for Lear's throne, finally provoking the king by an attack on his queen, Gemini.

I'd finally provoked him into it.

Their sack of Naples finally provoked a reaction, however, and the League of Venice was formed against them.