riotousness
Example Sentences
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Alcuin told the first holy Roman emperor to ignore such declarations of public godliness “since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2024
Among the boys the day passed in riotousness.
From The Outlet by Andy Adams
Before him, our liveliness never passed into vulgar riotousness; if we were all melancholy—this half childlike melancholy, in his presence, led on to quiet, sometimes fairly sensible, conversation, and never ended in dejected boredom.
From The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories by Constance Garnett
May's back, however, and Jenny's perpetual riotousness caused her many misgivings.
From Carnival by Compton MacKenzie
So the days sped pleasantly and May passed, and June with all its riotousness of roses was upon them.
From Peggy Owen and Liberty by Lucy Foster Madison
