roil

Example Sentences

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The longer the strait remains closed, the more it will roil the global economy and boost gas prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Eurozone finance ministers raised expectations for inflation and lowered them for growth this year as the Iran war continues to roil energy markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

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

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

The analysis shows an outsize effect on noncitizen women, whose reported employment plummeted about 8.6%, or 1 in 12 out of work after raids began to roil Los Angeles in early June.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

While Love and Rayleigh waves roil Earth’s surface and secondary waves shake solid rock deep within the planet, primary waves travel through Earth’s mantle and core, causing little damage on the surface.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland