- present tense form of roil (3rd person singular).
roils
Example Sentences
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“When the consequences of a geopolitical crisis roils oil markets and bruises the bond market, it is only a matter of time before equities get hit,” Brooks of XTB added.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
“Either shadow banks will be obliged to accept greater regulation, or sooner or later, one or more of them will get caught in a mess that roils the markets,” Ellis told Barron’s in an email.
From Barron's ● Dec. 5, 2025
Desperation roils off him like a lonely heart on a first date.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
Erebus is only a 20-minute helicopter ride from McMurdo, so since the 1960s scientists have studied the volcano and the lava lake that roils within its caldera, occasionally tossing out “bombs” of molten rock.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2024
My stomach roils, and I think I’ll be sick.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
