How do you use Instigator in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like provoker or initiator, plus the exact meaning.
Instigator meaning
A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.
Synonyms of Instigator
Using Instigator
- The main meaning on this page is: A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.
- Useful related words include: provoker, initiator, bad hat, mischief-maker.
- In the example corpus, instigator often appears in combinations such as: the instigator, instigator of, instigator for.
Context around Instigator
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Instigator
- In this selection, "instigator" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, main, key, biggest, penalty, clearly and aggressor stand out and add context to how "instigator" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include was the instigator of the and an effective instigator for wildfires. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "instigator" sits close to words such as aachen, abayomi and abbots, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with instigator
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This time it appears that DiSandro was a peacekeeper, not an instigator. (12 words)
Conserving water partially motivated the change, but Schmedt cites labor as the biggest instigator. (14 words)
Despite the absences, the Crew were the decidedly better side and Zelarayán was the instigator. (15 words)
That led to another instigator penalty for Toronto, which Vancouver capitalized on when Suter scored his fourth on a rebound with 4:12 left in the opening period as the Maple Leafs’ porous penalty kill surrendered its 12th goal against in 11 games. (43 words)
Former Hong Kong University law professor Benny Tai Yiu-ting, 60, who government officials called the instigator of the plan for the unofficial primary, received the stiffest sentence, at 10 years for conspiring to subvert state power. (37 words)
It’s also grotesquely unfair to Meghan, especially after several sources close to the Prince have stated that he was the instigator behind the couple’s move to America and step back from Royal duties and titles. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Doğukan Çep, claimed to be the instigator of the attack, was also nabbed late on Jan.
That led to another instigator penalty for Toronto, which Vancouver capitalized on when Suter scored his fourth on a rebound with 4:12 left in the opening period as the Maple Leafs’ porous penalty kill surrendered its 12th goal against in 11 games.
A video of Nigerian billionaire Obi Cubana sharing pleasantries with his friend Onwumelu Iwegbuna, also known as Instigator PH, has gone viral on the internet.
Former Hong Kong University law professor Benny Tai Yiu-ting, 60, who government officials called the instigator of the plan for the unofficial primary, received the stiffest sentence, at 10 years for conspiring to subvert state power.
He is associated with Zeus in Greek mythology, the emperor of the gods and the instigator of expansion, growth and civilisation.
Meanwhile, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that the submission by Haryana Police naming Preetpal as main instigator, “clearly appears to be an afterthought and beyond comprehension”.
The military said its forces appear to have aimed at the “key instigator of the riot” and hit Eygi by mistake.
The report claims a physical altercation between led to Aric’s suspension and that it wasn’t Bubba who was the instigator/aggressor in the situation.
This time it appears that DiSandro was a peacekeeper, not an instigator.
While the prosecution assessed he was the instigator of the riot, right-wing apologists paint him as the poster child of mistreatment endured by defendants implicated in the riot.
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Conserving water partially motivated the change, but Schmedt cites labor as the biggest instigator.
Despite the absences, the Crew were the decidedly better side and Zelarayán was the instigator.
It’s also grotesquely unfair to Meghan, especially after several sources close to the Prince have stated that he was the instigator behind the couple’s move to America and step back from Royal duties and titles.
It was — and remains — a hyper-Darwinian strategy to increase competition in a short amount of time with the hope that, amid the upheaval, the instigator will be able to rewrite the terms of the game.
Monier referred to this phenomenon as dry lightning, which can be an effective instigator for wildfires when occurring alongside other conditions, like warmer temperatures and low humidity.
Ryan Fraser looked like a player with his confidence restored after an inconsistent campaign and he was the instigator of the opening goal.
Rye then played instigator, dropping a dime on the senator’s niece for a culinary misstep.
A 22-year-old Syrian man accused of being the instigator of a brutal gang rape of an 18-year-old German woman will appear in a juvenile court, despite his age.
Beth's husband Dean (Matthew Lillard) is the instigator for the robbery as he cheats on her and she realizes that her fairy tale family universe is completely over.
Common combinations with instigator
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the instigator 19×
- instigator of 12×
- instigator for 4×
- main instigator 2×