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.
• 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
• Immerse your berries in the water and gently agitate them.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2024
• In the back, Tony was agitated, kicking my seat and poking my shoulder.
  — Chris Rush, Harper's magazine, 19 Aug. 2019
• Its cadre was agitating for a daily wage hike of 50 rupees: about 70 cents.
  — Paul Salopek, National Geographic, 30 Aug. 2019
• Rather, workers and their unions agitated lobbied, organized, struck and voted for decades to achieve these gains.
  — Peter Cole, Time, 30 Aug. 2019
• Activist investor Cevian recently came on board and has been agitating for change.
  — Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2019
• After the debate, a segment of the party and its allies began agitating for Biden to be replaced.
  — Philip Bump, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
• Soak and repeat Gently agitate the water with your hands to create a soapy solution and let the garments soak for up to 30 minutes.
  — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2024
• And for the second time in two days, the Russian agitated the crowd at Louis Armstrong Stadium.
  — Jill Martin, CNN, 1 Sep. 2019
• Draghi also indicated that some of his colleagues had agitated for immediate action.
  — Geoffrey Smith, Fortune, 25 July 2019
• The Bolsheviks had taken over the Soviet Union, and communists and anarchists were agitating all over the world.
  — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 29 July 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
• 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
• 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
• This lack of playing time has fuelled rumours that the Chilean may agitate for a move away from Barcelona.
  — SI.com, 1 Nov. 2019
• To prompt the snapping, the researchers agitated the shrimp with toothpicks.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Mar. 2023
• Using your hands, gently agitate the pieces around to ensure each piece is able to be rinsed.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2024

Last Updated: 18 Sep 2024