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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After New York pulled off a 29-point comeback against the Spurs at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, June 10, riled up fans flocked to the San Antonio team's New York City hotel, where Wembanyama was met with boos and nearly pelted with eggs.
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Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
The issue has riled the pharmaceutical industry and contributed to a long-standing clash with hospitals over the 340B drug discount program.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 1 June 2026
McCarty said, riling up the crowd.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Even when The Breadwinner starts to tiptoe toward potential reactionary ideas about who belongs in the workplace and who belongs at home, the movie backs off and makes sure that no leaves the theater riled up.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
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Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
The issue has riled the pharmaceutical industry and contributed to a long-standing clash with hospitals over the 340B drug discount program.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 1 June 2026
McCarty said, riling up the crowd.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Even when The Breadwinner starts to tiptoe toward potential reactionary ideas about who belongs in the workplace and who belongs at home, the movie backs off and makes sure that no leaves the theater riled up.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
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 17 Jun. 2026.
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