get a rise out of
Example Sentences
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He even managed to get a rise out of mild-mannered Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone, who recently kicked him out of the chamber for heckling.
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025
Rarely if ever does one get the sense that they’re engaging in shtick to get a rise out of theatergoers.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024
He was fond of saying things that seemed intended to get a rise out of people.
From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023
She also knows Tao well and finds his dramatic ways amusing, especially when she can get a rise out of him with a dry, pointed remark about his love of "Donnie Darko."
From Salon • Dec. 26, 2022
I’ll bet I could get a rise out of Finny with— Dr. Stanpole was fairly gabby too.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
