roil

Example Sentences

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He dived down, kicking, staring into the deep, dark, roiling blue—when a hand grabbed him and pulled him up and away from the swirling wreckage.

From Literature

The LME outage was the second to roil a major exchange in as many months.

From The Wall Street Journal

He has a good strategic point, but his late arrival to this debate is roiling British politics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alberto Carvalho said promoting outside play is especially important for children after the city was roiled by immigration raids and many fearful parents kept families indoors.

From Los Angeles Times

Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers in California and Hawaii walked off the job early Monday in the latest work stoppage to roil the nation’s largest not-for-profit medical provider.

From Los Angeles Times