roil

Example Sentences

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Eurozone finance ministers raised expectations for inflation and lowered them for growth this year as the Iran war continues to roil energy markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The LME outage was the second to roil a major exchange in as many months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Debates about his significant role in The Beatles’ story roil into the present day.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

As with Joaquin Phoenix in “You Were Never Really Here,” she prefers characters who silently roil under their skin.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

While Love and Rayleigh waves roil Earth’s surface and secondary waves shake solid rock deep within the planet, primary waves travel through Earth’s mantle and core, causing little damage on the surface.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland