rile
Example Sentences
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Fears of possible US military action continued to rile the region.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
The 20-year-old rapper ian draws millions of listeners and has managed to rile up the internet in a way few rappers do.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
In addition to public outrage, defiance of the courts could rile the courts themselves — including the Supreme Court.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025
It’s certainly possible that this is ragebait—a confession so calculatedly oblivious to its own evil that it can’t possibly be true, its only goal to rile up outrage for internet points.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2024
For once, my short-tempered answer did not rile her.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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