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
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
To attendees, it is a riotous holiday event.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
In less than three hours, Dr. Halloween and his crew of eight will transform the broad front yard of this Fillmore Street home into a riotous Halloween fun house.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025
“Yes, centaurs, on Antiok. And many, many more—all the less-known creatures that were in the stories of old—karkadanns and manticores, krakens and kappas and seabulls. It is a riotous, glorious place.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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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