riot
Example Sentences
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The intersection of Florence and Normandie avenues was the epicenter of the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
From Los Angeles Times
He is a mediocrity while the jejune young man running riot in the palace is a miraculous, world-changing prodigy.
From Los Angeles Times
Recent protests and rioting by detainees deepened the disorder.
"Amnesty now!" they chanted as riot police looked on.
From Barron's
It brings multidimensional Black characters, a nuanced depiction of the barriers to doing the right thing, and predicts the anger simmering years before the Crown Heights and Los Angeles race riots.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
