riotous

Example Sentences

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“Oh, Mary!” offers riotous fun, and “Destiny of Desire” is an homage to an oft-dismissed yet widely consumed medium, the telenovela.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

But in “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” his riotous narrative inspired by his boyhood yuletides in the 1920s, Dylan Thomas serves up a dissenting version of the holiday as a merry mess.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

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

Lauren, a cheerleader, accepted her prize, beaming, to riotous applause and whistling.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner