get a rise out of
Example Sentences
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When we would show the movie, the scene would always get a rise out of people.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025
He even managed to get a rise out of mild-mannered Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone, who recently kicked him out of the chamber for heckling.
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025
“You can see that phrase and easily recognize that someone’s trying to get a rise out of you by using it,” Pitcavage said.
From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2023
She also knows Tao well and finds his dramatic ways amusing, especially when she can get a rise out of him with a dry, pointed remark about his love of "Donnie Darko."
From Salon • Dec. 26, 2022
“She just wants to get a rise out of you.”
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
