How to Use incite in a Sentence

incite

verb

• The news incited widespread fear and paranoia.
• The Aries moon squares Mars to incite a take-charge mood.
  — USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
• 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
• At the time, the blue, green, red and yellow totes incited a frenzy.
  — Charna Flam, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
• 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
• But the president’s claim that the election was being stolen could incite chaos in the days to come.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2020
• 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
• The posts often incite dozens of comments against the mayor.
  — Jen Fifield, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2020
• Of course Mullen would incite a brawl and then fire up the fans in attendance acting like a wrestling heel.
  — John Talty | [e-mail], al, 1 Nov. 2020
• The power to inspire, the power to incite, the power to challenge.
  — NBC News, 16 June 2020
• Williams has said police believe many in the crowd came to the protest in order to incite riots.
  — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 4 June 2020
• 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
• This incites the lunatic fringe of the Mets and Yankees fan bases (some who live on social media).
  — Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
• Give them the wheel and you are bound to crash, and likely incite a pileup on the nearest interstate.
  — Ellevate, Forbes, 14 June 2021
• The suit accuses Trump of inciting and aiding the mob that stormed the Capitol two years ago.
  — Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2023
• 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
• Stop inciting fear and anger though rhetoric and actions that are not rooted in truth.
  — Darrel Rowland, Cincinnati.com, 23 Apr. 2020
• 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
• Even minor sparks or drifting embers can incite nearby foliage or grass, setting off a rapidly spreading fire.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 May 2025
• In case this movie’s denser-than-ever design wasn’t already destined to embolden the laziest of Anderson’s critics, a plot incited by the price of bashable rivets should certainly do the trick.
  — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 May 2025