rife with

phrase

: having a large amount of (something bad or unpleasant) : full of (something bad or unpleasant)

The school was rife with rumors.

a history rife with scandal

Examples of rife with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His writing is unusually rife with proper nouns—Buddy, Sarah, Evie, Genevieve, Billy, Joey, Miss B. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

When the internet is rife with influence and inspiration, who gets credit when someone is compelled to buy something online? — Tom Matsuda, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026

Those upgrades, though, come with a big price tag, and will carry the area into a future that is still rife with uncertainty. — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

Day centers for the elderly are rife with scabies and anemia; the seniors are emaciated, malnourished, and unclean. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026