riots

Example Sentences

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Elections in Peru and Colombia and riots in Bolivia test Latin American democracy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

"Since it has become impossible to celebrate a match without descending into riots, the only common sense response is a new doctrine: 'zero gatherings'," it demanded.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Guerra said the lack of affordable housing had created a unique moment: Even after the King riots, the Northridge earthquake and the O.J.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

It is about friendship and creativity and New York City, specifically the East Village when you didn’t walk past First Avenue alone, on the edge of gentrification and the 1988 Tompkins Square Park riots.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

His daughter, Vicky, was working in a drugstore just off Five Points, where the rally would be held, and C.P. was afraid that she would be caught in riots.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson