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
• As for any concerns that your will may incite a divorce, what of it?
  — Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2021
• 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
• Counter-protesters said their goal was to disrupt the event, but not incite violence.
  — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 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
• The issue incited unsubstantiated rumors from fans across X that YouTube suppressed the video in its search function.
  — Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
• The vice president’s remarks came at a venue that sought to remind voters of what happened after Trump lost the 2020 election, when his comments incited rioters to storm the U.S. Capitol in hopes of stopping the results from being certified.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Dec 2024