riots
Example Sentences
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Vietnam, inner-city riots, and the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. had cast a pall over the Day-Glo optimism of the Love Generation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
People suffered and worked endlessly, but after the riots, they realized that the lives they had been living in America were not truly immigrant lives in the full sense.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
"The majority of the people that were part of the riots actually came from outside the city into the city to cause disorder and disruption," Kaur said.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Elections in Peru and Colombia and riots in Bolivia test Latin American democracy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
We’re on Clover Street, which used to be one of the busiest streets in Garden Heights, but ever since the riots, there’s a bunch of charred rubble and boarded-up buildings.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
