riled; riling
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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Starting the meeting was General Gates, who began by riling up his audience.
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
The film was divisive from the jump, with some critics saying Aster’s film is incendiary on purpose – meant to rile conspiracy theorists, incite liberal outrage and foreshadow the inevitability of a second Trump term.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 July 2025
However, the practice can occasionally rile opponents up.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2025
Then came Peekaboo, who frequently jumped on top of his DJ booth to shout at and rile up audience members.
—Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
The film was divisive from the jump, with some critics saying Aster’s film is incendiary on purpose – meant to rile conspiracy theorists, incite liberal outrage and foreshadow the inevitability of a second Trump term.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 July 2025
However, the practice can occasionally rile opponents up.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2025
Then came Peekaboo, who frequently jumped on top of his DJ booth to shout at and rile up audience members.
—Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025
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 29 Jul. 2025.
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