rabble-rousing
Example Sentences
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On its surface, a 36-year-old football player teaming up with rabble-rousing investors might seem as unlikely as getting engaged to the world’s most famous pop star after talking about her on a podcast.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025
They were treated to a set of raucous, rabble-rousing electro-rap, and responded by setting off smoke flares and moshing in giant rippling circles of bodies.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025
Isak is in prison, having been arrested last season for rabble-rousing; Yoseb is working in a munitions factory in Nagasaki, which should raise an eyebrow.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2024
It’s a mix of live cuts and studio versions, of flower-child folk and rabble-rousing rock.
From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024
In those days, I was something of a rabble-rousing speaker.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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