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.
• Across the aisle from me was a man who was visibly agitated.
  — Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2017
• Cover the rice with water and agitate it for 30 seconds.
  — Julia Sayers, AL.com, 24 Oct. 2017
• The Wrigley Field video board replayed that replay, over and over, agitating the crowd.
  — Bill Shaikin, latimes.com, 19 Oct. 2017
• Are there so few who agitate in favor of brotherhood as to require, in the service of that cause, the utilization of Communists?
  — William F. Buckley Jr., National Review, 26 Oct. 2017
• When two animal control officers arrived later, their tranquilizer darts agitated the deer but didn’t knock it out.
  — John Tuohy, Indianapolis Star, 28 Oct. 2017
• Cost-cutting measures, including sweeping layoffs, have agitated the staff.
  — Sydney Ember, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2017
• Independent labels have also been agitating for change.
  — Claire Atkinson, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2017
• But the conservative moneymen surrounding Trump are agitating for a change.
  — Bess Levin, The Hive, 23 Oct. 2017
• 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
• All will agitate for changes to the tax code in future.
  — The Economist, 14 Dec. 2017
• 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
• The man was agitated and confused for the first 10 days of his hospital stay, but symptoms started to improve as his calcium levels dropped.
  — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
• As women began to agitate more for equal rights, however, Single Blessedness fell out of favor.
  — Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Jan 2025