He really was the most provoking man alive, taunting her this way, Whitney thought with a smile.
He's the most provoking thing--they always mean something very deep, and I can never puzzle out what it is.
It is, I think, the most provoking loch I ever fished.
No doubt the most provoking formal element is Huo's amazing imagery.
And nothing could be sweeter than My temper, till the Ghost began Some most provoking criticism.
"Do you know, the most provoking thing of all is that they don't even have any idea why we want their little dirt ball."
"You really are a most provoking child," she went on, not caring that Ana's eyes had slitted, almost like a cat's.
Oh, she is the most provoking creature.
At any rate, he had been most provoking, rude and self-involved.
He really was a most provoking man, and quite the most interesting one she had ever met.