How to Use get a rise out of in a Sentence
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Arms shot up in dissent, but only to get a rise out of the GM.
— Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2020 -
Because of this, the pair knows how to get a rise out of each other in a way other signs may not.
— Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 15 Feb. 2023 -
Yet the actor does not set out to get a rise out of audience members.
— Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2022 -
Trump, on the other hand, clearly said many things purely to get a rise out of people.
— Gideon Lichfield, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2022 -
Some forms of anti-Semitism appear to be trolling and genuine bigotry used in an attempt to get a rise out of Jewish users.
— Lindsay Deutsch, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2020 -
Whether or not Williams was just trying to get a rise out of her Twitch viewers, the numbers certainly back her opinion up.
— Jacob Siegal, BGR, 24 Oct. 2022 -
The people around you may even play with your emotions to try and get a rise out of you, but do your best to stay composed and give them something to think about with your response.
— Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 9 Apr. 2022 -
If a music nerd with a passion for experimental death metal can get a rise out of one of the biggest stars in the world, all is not lost.
— John Semley, The New Republic, 18 Nov. 2022 -
In brief, the whole point of the edgelord gaslighting is to get a rise out of others, along with distracting from whatever else was the focus of attention.
— Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 July 2022 -
Usually this kind of behavior is indicative of a person who likely wants to get a rise out of you.
— BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2022 -
Twitch viewers have a long tradition of sending messages to streamers intended to get a rise out of them.
— Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 4 Feb. 2021 -
Bellino stared at Bumgarner, never looking at his hand, seemingly trying to get a rise out of the pitcher.
— Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2022 -
But Grace is intrigued by this free-spirited, beguiling woman who keeps showing up in her life — at her gym, for example, where Elena seems to flaunt her nudity in front of Grace, perhaps to get a rise out of her?
— Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2020
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