How to Use agitate in a Sentence

agitate

verb

• Some members of the union have been agitating for a strike.
• If I talk about the problem with him it just agitates him even more.
• The mixture is heated and then agitated.
• A few local residents have been agitating against a military presence.
• Leon was agitated by press leaks and warned both sides the case shouldn’t be litigated in the media.
  — Edmund Lee, Recode, 16 Mar. 2018
• Using tongs, transfer broccoli rabe to bowl of ice water and agitate to rapidly cool down.
  — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2018
• Elliott hasn’t commented on the stake, but in the past has used such investments to agitate for a higher price from suitors.
  — Ben Dummett, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2018
• There is no way to apply that teaching at the moment of greatest risk, particularly if a child or teenager is agitated.
  — refinery29.com, 19 Mar. 2018
• The use of sport monies to oversee commercial fishing activity has long agitated anglers and clubs.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2018
• As women began to agitate more for equal rights, however, Single Blessedness fell out of favor.
  — Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
• Crop failures in some areas have further agitated the farming community.
  — Bloomberg.com, 12 Mar. 2018
• In the United States, there was an immediate concern that enslaved people in the country might agitate for freedom, too.
  — Roxane Gay, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2024
• Over dinner in September, the two women shared stories of different entrepreneurs who were agitating for more diversity in tech.
  — Pui-Wing Tam, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2018
• And Lapid built his political career agitating against the former, demanding cuts to their welfare benefits and an end to their draft exemptions.
  — Gregg Carlstrom, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2018
• The south has long been readier than the north to agitate against the strictures of caste.
  — The Economist, 21 June 2019
• Stay away from the area for a day or so as the treatment will agitate them.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2022
• Dunk and agitate the pack, squeezing the straps and back panel foam again to get the soap out.
  — Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 17 July 2021
• The shift has agitated some in a sport that is often slow to change.
  — Nick Corasaniti, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2019
• Submerge the tent in the water and gently agitate it with your hands to loosen dirt and grime.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2024
• Use your clean hands to gently agitate the berries to ensure all pieces and sides are washed.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
• Immerse the item in the clear water and gently agitate it with clean hands to rinse.
  — Taryn Mohrman, Good Housekeeping, 12 Oct. 2022
• Leaving her dog in the SUV, Woods allegedly went to the back of the trailer, shaking the hives to agitate the bees.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2022
• Gently agitate the water and let the bathing suit soak for up to 30 minutes.
  — Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 21 June 2024
• Dust a tiny bit of salt and sugar over the vegetables and use a gloved hand to agitate the mixture.
  — Aly Walansky, Forbes, 25 June 2022
• To perform the chabrot, each diner pools wine into their plate at the end of the meal, agitates the wine with a fork to degrease the plate, then drinks the wine.
  — Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 27 Jan. 2020
• In Myanmar, both sides have come to fear the whir of the propeller blades agitating the air above them.
  — Paul Mozur Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 4 May 2024
• Then place the basket back in the bowl and let the leeks soak, agitating the water to release debris.
  — Alexis Deboschnek, Bon Appétit, 3 Jan. 2024
• Then an adult male arrived that had the hair up on his neck like he was agitated.
  — Outdoor Life, 26 July 2023
• A lot of people assume that this will agitate a prospect.
  — David Villa, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• Using your hands, gently agitate the water and soap with the silk.
  — Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024