riled; riling
Examples of rile in a Sentence
Her comments riled the professor.
one sure way to rile me is to keep yelling for me
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The Illini led by as many as 16 points in the first half, riling up a raucous crowd.
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Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
The tariffs have hit competitors and allies, riling Democratic lawmakers, who say the measures are counterproductive to Trump's goals of helping American workers, and U.S. partners, who are now threatening sharp increases of their own.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
And up until this point, she’s seriously delivered with tons of jaw-dropping outfits that always rile up the internet trolls.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 29 Jan. 2025
In the play, the goddess Athena swoops into Athens to see what’s got everyone so riled up.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Feb. 2025
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Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
The tariffs have hit competitors and allies, riling Democratic lawmakers, who say the measures are counterproductive to Trump's goals of helping American workers, and U.S. partners, who are now threatening sharp increases of their own.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
And up until this point, she’s seriously delivered with tons of jaw-dropping outfits that always rile up the internet trolls.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 29 Jan. 2025
In the play, the goddess Athena swoops into Athens to see what’s got everyone so riled up.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rile
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“Rile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rile. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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