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Get to know Provocable better with 3 real example sentences, the meaning.

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Provocable in a sentence

Provocable meaning

That can be provoked

Using Provocable

  • The main meaning on this page is: That can be provoked

Context around Provocable

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

non 1× less 1×

Often after:

strategies 1×

Sentence patterns with Provocable

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

are less provocable or more 1× the non provocable strategies were 1× to be provocable to both 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as cooperation became 1× this can work 1× to obtain the 1×

Common sentence endings:

retaliation and forgiveness 1× the cooperative strategies 1× they do poorly 1×

Words around Provocable

Just before it in the word index:

provoca 2 provo 126 provitamin 3 provitalize 2 provisos 8 proviso 47

Just after it in the word index:

provocateur 37 provocateurs 10 provocation 194 provocations 108 provocative 362 provocatively 25

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Provocable

  • In this selection, "provocable" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, non, less and strategies stand out and add context to how "provocable" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include are less provocable or more and the non provocable strategies were. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "provocable" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with provocable

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

To obtain the benefit or avoid exploitation it is necessary to be provocable to both retaliation and forgiveness. (18 words)

This can work against some strategies that are less provocable or more forgiving than TIT FOR TAT, but generally they do poorly. (22 words)

As cooperation became general the non-provocable strategies were exploited and eventually eliminated, whereupon the exploitive (non-cooperating) strategies were out-performed by the cooperative strategies. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

As cooperation became general the non-provocable strategies were exploited and eventually eliminated, whereupon the exploitive (non-cooperating) strategies were out-performed by the cooperative strategies. (26 words)

This can work against some strategies that are less provocable or more forgiving than TIT FOR TAT, but generally they do poorly. (22 words)

To obtain the benefit or avoid exploitation it is necessary to be provocable to both retaliation and forgiveness. (18 words)

Example sentences (3)

As cooperation became general the non-provocable strategies were exploited and eventually eliminated, whereupon the exploitive (non-cooperating) strategies were out-performed by the cooperative strategies.

This can work against some strategies that are less provocable or more forgiving than TIT FOR TAT, but generally they do poorly.

To obtain the benefit or avoid exploitation it is necessary to be provocable to both retaliation and forgiveness.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "provocable" in a sentence?
An example: "As cooperation became general the non-provocable strategies were exploited and eventually eliminated, whereupon the exploitive (non-cooperating) strategies were out-performed by the cooperative strategies." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "provocable" from authentic English texts.
What does "provocable" mean?
Provocable means: That can be provoked
How many example sentences with "provocable" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "provocable", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.