riotous

Example Sentences

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Earlier, the second semi-final kicked off with Bulgarian singer Dara, who burst onto the stage in a riotous blur of chair choreography and ferocious hair tossing.

From BBC • May 14, 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

Despite Mitchell Starc ripping through England once more with 6-71, Root reached 135 not out - adding an unbroken 61 in a riotous last-wicket stand with Jofra Archer - to lift the tourists to 325-9.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

Parrish told ProPublica she had collected evidence that “shows ongoing and persistent activity” outside the facility that under statute and police directive “would be considered riotous, unlawful assembly and/or disorderly conduct.”

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2025

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