A moment when the wrong word could cause a lot of trouble.

His words have caused the group to fall silent again.

Few words in the social sciences cause such debate as the word 'power'.

She bit her lip, fighting the pain his words caused.

"What word about my body won't cause you to make a fist?"

It took her too long to realize that the words themselves were causing the pain.

"Your words blame the victim and cause even more hurt to him."

She seemed pleased with the pain her words could cause.

Her words caused an image to take shape in my mind.

Certainly, her words caused him to relax more than before.