Never have I known any one who could concentrate into brows and eyes and chin and lips more of that sullen and aggressive obstinacy which is the climax of Provocativeness.
"The Plum Tree"
David Graham Phillips
She not only looked what she was-an Englishwoman of good birth-but there was a certain delicate aloofness about her expression and bearing which gave an added charm to a personality which seemed to combine the two extremes of Provocativeness and reserve.
"Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo"
E. Phillips Oppenheim
The tough swaggering gesture, the quavering song well sung, the couplet neatly capped, the back turned to the charging bull, the mantilla draped with exquisite Provocativeness; all that was lo flamenco.
"Rosinante to the Road Again"
John Dos Passos