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
Dryden never learned moderation in his humour; there is a student’s clumsiness and extravagance in his indecency; the plays of Etheredge, a man of the world, have not the uncouth riotousness of Dryden’s.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various
May's back, however, and Jenny's perpetual riotousness caused her many misgivings.
From Carnival by MacKenzie, Compton
Among the boys the day passed in riotousness.
From The Outlet by Adams, Andy
It was sure to him that he must set his influence against this unorganized day of waste and riotousness.
From The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains by Hough, Emerson
