How to Use incite in a Sentence

incite

verb

• The news incited widespread fear and paranoia.
• But so do the Boogaloo Boys, who hope to incite a race war.
  — Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, 20 Jan. 2021
• How does that not incite you to fight for the freedoms of all people?
  — Jeneé Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022
• That murder is of her best friend, Safi, akin to how the inciting murder in the first game was Chloe.
  — Ryan Easby, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
• As for any concerns that your will may incite a divorce, what of it?
  — Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2021
• It's made up to incite fear, and is ripped straight from the anti-vax playbook from the HPV vaccine.
  — Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, 18 May 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
• Give them the wheel and you are bound to crash, and likely incite a pileup on the nearest interstate.
  — Ellevate, Forbes, 14 June 2021
• In each video, Voight employs bold turns of phrase to incite fear and rally support for Trump.
  — Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, 11 Nov. 2020
• 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
• That could incite violence to bring the idea into fruition.
  — Jazmin Goodwin, CNN, 20 Dec. 2020
• Was there one inciting event that encouraged you to write this song?
  — Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
• Words written on the shell casings found at the scene may offer hints about what incited the shooter.
  — Hugh Son, CNBC, 6 Dec. 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
• This soft, lightweight shirt is sure to incite some city pride when the recipient wears it.
  — Emilia Benton, Chron, 13 Nov. 2020
• Experts warn that if left unchecked, this type of rhetoric could again incite violence.
  — Garance Burke, Star Tribune, 25 Feb. 2021
• 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
• But voters can say no to a politician that incites white folks to turn against their darker skin neighbors.
  — Melissa Noel, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
• More seriously, there is less of a chance that Trump can incite the kind of violence that led to the suspension in the first place.
  — Steven Levy, Wired, 21 Jan. 2021
• 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
• But then the only takeaway would be this animal is a monster which doesn’t incite anyone to care.
  — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2025
• This proposal, which amounts to a call for ethnic cleansing, would strip the Palestinians of even more land and undoubtedly incite a violent response from Hamas.
  — Mike Quigley, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 4 Mar 2025