rabble-rousing
Example Sentences
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On its surface, a 36-year-old football player teaming up with rabble-rousing investors might seem as unlikely as getting engaged to the world’s most famous pop star after talking about her on a podcast.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025
Prosecutor Ben Holt previously told the court Mr Jones used "inflammatory, rabble-rousing language in the throng of a crowd described as a tinderbox".
From BBC • Aug. 15, 2025
It’s a mix of live cuts and studio versions, of flower-child folk and rabble-rousing rock.
From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024
Among those who supported McCarthy were rabble-rousing Reps.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2023
Sometimes referred to as the “Wild Man from Birmingham,” Shuttlesworth has been described as an “unpolished, rabble-rousing Baptist preacher.”
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
