How to use "incur" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "incur" in popular movie and book plots

  • Marian also shoots an arrow at the monster, which only serves to incur its wrath.  - A Tale of Two Sisters (Once Upon a Time)
  • After toiling hard, they succeed in establishing it as a center for cricket among the local youth and start to incur profits.  - Kai Po Che!
  • However, they incur the jealousy of Si-ngo, the daughter of the Wah family's servant Kwai-buk, because she has a crush on Kim-hung.  - The Blood Sword
  • But before they can even get out of town, they incur the undying wrath of Brushfire Boone Tate and a guy named Black Tony.  - The Adventures of Slim and Howdy
  • Accidents befall the expedition along the way, as Edwards ingratiates himself with the "devil doctors," only to later incur their wrath.  - Jungle Jim (film)
  • They incur the wrath of a ruthless cattle baron who wants the land of the religious group.  - The Outsider (2002 film)
  • Evans and Ripley rescue her but incur the enmity of the denizens of the district.  - The Grand Passion
  • Unwilling to incur the jealousy of one by favouring the other, Unai declined to make a choice.  - Motomezuka
  • Sravan's daring operations against the Tamil guerillas incur the wrath of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE).  - Lanka (2006 film)
  • Further violations would incur progressively harsher penalties.  - Labyrinth of Reflections
  • Freely, were it to do again, would I incur the guilt.  - Ethan Brand
  • Even Poirot seems to incur her wrath when he responds a little too dryly to her conversation.  - Poirot's Early Cases
  • The Swampies claim the crew have disturbed the waters, and will incur the wrath of Kroll.  - The Power of Kroll
  • These will later make him famous but also incur government displeasure.  - Doctor Zhivago (film)

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