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
By the end of the half, the rookie was visibly riled up, due for a big half.
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Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024
Biden's unconditional backing for Israel in its war against Hamas has riled both groups and cost him support in Democratic primaries in key battleground states.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Miyake was game, but the Apple team members pushed back, their American individualism riled.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
In a world constantly riled up over politics, the task of formally opining on issues would be endless.
—Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
Then, in late 2019, Muilenburg publicly speculated that the FAA would return the Max to service by December of that year, further riling the agency.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
The warnings that Barnett claimed riled Boeing to retaliate against him, and that so worried his mom, have proven shockingly prescient.
—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
Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024
Biden's unconditional backing for Israel in its war against Hamas has riled both groups and cost him support in Democratic primaries in key battleground states.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Miyake was game, but the Apple team members pushed back, their American individualism riled.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
In a world constantly riled up over politics, the task of formally opining on issues would be endless.
—Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
Then, in late 2019, Muilenburg publicly speculated that the FAA would return the Max to service by December of that year, further riling the agency.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
The warnings that Barnett claimed riled Boeing to retaliate against him, and that so worried his mom, have proven shockingly prescient.
—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
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“Rile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rile. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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