I cannot tell my opinion without provoking him.
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Provoking
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12 total sentences available.
He deliberately kept on provoking a confrontation.
Source: tatoeba (301167)
The boy, upon seeing a butterfly, proceeded to run after it, provoking the anger of his mother, who had ordered him to stay quiet while she gossiped with the lady next door.
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You need to stop provoking fights with Tom.
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