riled; riling
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Examples of rile in a Sentence
Her comments riled the professor.
one sure way to rile me is to keep yelling for me
Recent Examples on the Web
The warnings that Barnett claimed riled Boeing to retaliate against him, and that so worried his mom, have proven shockingly prescient.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
In comments likely to rile Beijing, Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro suggested on Monday that China should show the strength of its maritime claims through arbitration, rather than ambiguity.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
At both stations, his love of the outdoors inspired him to report on pollution and other environmental problems in ways that did not rile the stations’ advertisers.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
In a move that riled House conservatives, McCarthy also struck a $1.2 billion side deal with Biden that top Democratic leaders, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and appropriation chairs from both chambers respected.
—Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
Be cautious of taking on too much while Mars riles up Jupiter.
—USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
But his profanity would rile up his supporters in negative ways.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
Lastly, Orban seems to be using the standoff to play to populist sentiment at home and rile up E.U. skeptics ahead of European elections in the spring.
—Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
That was more than enough to get Spears fans riled up about Timberlake, whose reputation had already taken a few knocks in recent years.
—Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
In comments likely to rile Beijing, Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro suggested on Monday that China should show the strength of its maritime claims through arbitration, rather than ambiguity.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
At both stations, his love of the outdoors inspired him to report on pollution and other environmental problems in ways that did not rile the stations’ advertisers.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
In a move that riled House conservatives, McCarthy also struck a $1.2 billion side deal with Biden that top Democratic leaders, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and appropriation chairs from both chambers respected.
—Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
Be cautious of taking on too much while Mars riles up Jupiter.
—USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
But his profanity would rile up his supporters in negative ways.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
Lastly, Orban seems to be using the standoff to play to populist sentiment at home and rile up E.U. skeptics ahead of European elections in the spring.
—Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
That was more than enough to get Spears fans riled up about Timberlake, whose reputation had already taken a few knocks in recent years.
—Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
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“Rile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rile. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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