roil

Example Sentences

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A jump in gas prices is threatening to roil the U.S. auto industry that has leaned in to gas-powered vehicles and pulled back from electric options.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The goal was to prevent Israel from taking military action inside Iraq to try to stop the missile launches, a step Washington feared could roil the Arab members of its coalition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Debates about his significant role in The Beatles’ story roil into the present day.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

As with Joaquin Phoenix in “You Were Never Really Here,” she prefers characters who silently roil under their skin.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

Her stomach was a roil, and she knew she could keep none of it down.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin