Get to know Foment better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like agitate or provoke.
Foment in a sentence
Related words
Foment meaning
- To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
- To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge.
Using Foment
- The main meaning on this page is: To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate. | To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge.
- Useful related words include: agitate, stir up, provoke, stimulate.
- In the example corpus, foment often appears in combinations such as: to foment, foment trouble, foment the.
Context around Foment
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 14 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Foment
- In this selection, "foment" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cia, helped, trouble, greater and unrest stand out and add context to how "foment" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and cia foment is known and and could foment a counter. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "foment" sits close to words such as abington, abled and adorno, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with foment
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
White women helped foment the backlash. (6 words)
He accuses them of seeking to foment a "coup d’etat”. (11 words)
White House warns Russian actors with intelligence ties are trying to foment a 'manufactured insurrection'. (15 words)
Prior to this, on February 7, Matt Goetz during a meeting of the House of Representatives said that Washington is spending tens of billions of dollars on Ukraine to foment a conflict that does not meet the national interests of the United States. (43 words)
Now, 62 years after the U.S. first imposed the blockade, it appears that some of the more widespread societal breakdown that the U.S. has tried for decades to foment may be at risk of taking hold. (38 words)
However, it seems almost impossible that they would allow Assad's power partner to remain in their country, especially while Assad is still alive and could foment a counter-revolution or coup with Russian assistance. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
He, however, advised that security agents should stay on the alert and deal with individuals and groups planning to foment trouble, saying that election is not a war.
He, however, urged the police and other security agencies to go a step further to curb the excesses of warmongers and scaremongers, who are desperate in their bid to foment trouble in the state.
He stressed how he detested Hamas but 'I fear that Israel's actions will only foment greater anger among ordinary Palestinians as they see their families decimated, literally'.
However, the Ondo PDP denied the allegation of planning to foment a crisis in the State.
Prior to this, on February 7, Matt Goetz during a meeting of the House of Representatives said that Washington is spending tens of billions of dollars on Ukraine to foment a conflict that does not meet the national interests of the United States.
She also warned anyone or group who planned to foment trouble to stay clear and avoid disturbances or face the wrath of the law.
The article examines how the spreading of right-wing, anti-immigrant disinformation and misinformation helped to foment a divisive atmosphere and increase tensions, before it all boiled over.
The former president’s announcement this morning is reckless: doing so to keep himself in the news & to foment unrest among his supporters.
White House warns Russian actors with intelligence ties are trying to foment a 'manufactured insurrection'.
He accuses them of seeking to foment a "coup d’etat”.
However, it seems almost impossible that they would allow Assad's power partner to remain in their country, especially while Assad is still alive and could foment a counter-revolution or coup with Russian assistance.
Now, 62 years after the U.S. first imposed the blockade, it appears that some of the more widespread societal breakdown that the U.S. has tried for decades to foment may be at risk of taking hold.
The coup, which came after years of US meddling and CIA foment, is known in Latin America as “the other 9/11”.
The Kremlin denies any interference or influence in the Georgian political process, but has accused the West of attempting to foment a 'colour revolution'.
The Labour Centre also questioned why the DSS had not arrested the “elements” who were allegedly planning to use the opportunity of the protest to foment crisis and violence, as the Secret Service had claimed.
We now take it for granted that young mavericks should team up to foment new ways of seeing that offend the establishment before being vindicated by soaring auction prices and long museum queues.
White women helped foment the backlash.
As criticism of Babariko’s arrest grew, Lukashenko said his government had foiled a plot to foment a revolution akin to the street protests in Ukraine in 2014.
Audiences took advantage of Zoom’s chat function to foment a sociable buzz, and we were encouraged to keep our cameras on so we could see one another in the gallery.
Botched media jobs dilute the aforementioned messages and foment panic, which is why the media must play a role the nation needs, not one it arguably deserves.
Common combinations with foment
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: