riotous

Example Sentences

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“Egg nog is kind of like me — it’s not for everyone, but the people who like it are my kind of people,” he said to riotous applause.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025

Despite Mitchell Starc ripping through England once more with 6-71, Root reached 135 not out - adding an unbroken 61 in a riotous last-wicket stand with Jofra Archer - to lift the tourists to 325-9.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

Parrish told ProPublica she had collected evidence that “shows ongoing and persistent activity” outside the facility that under statute and police directive “would be considered riotous, unlawful assembly and/or disorderly conduct.”

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2025

To attendees, it is a riotous holiday event.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Below that tree was the river whites called Treason where fish raced to the line, and swimming among them could be riotous or serene.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison