riotous
Example Sentences
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He corrects himself: “I’m having a riotous time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Would a win over Haiti followed by two defeats be acclaimed as a riotous success if it's enough to scrape into the knockouts as one of the best third-placed teams?
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
The teenage boy was arrested on suspicion of riotous behaviour and has since been released on bail.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
The hillside behind her was sprinkled with desert golds, but the display fell short of the riotous eruption of flowers posted on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
She hung them as garlands inside the sukkah while Alfhercht coaxed the birch’s leaves into riotous golds and oranges so the whole top of it looked like the horizon of the setting sun.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Vocabulary lists containing riotous
"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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President Biden's Inaugural Speech (January 2021)
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