Riot means: A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property. Related words include joke or scream. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Riot in practice.

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Riot in a sentence

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Riot meaning

  1. A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
  2. A wide and unconstrained variety.
  3. A humorous or entertaining event or person.

Synonyms of Riot

revel gag joke wow scream thigh-slapper howler sidesplitter belly laugh disorder rioting force violence public violence laugh

Example sentences (20)

From Rock in Rio to the Riverport riot, here are the 30 wildest moments from Guns N' Roses' Use Your Illusion Tour.

June 29: Riot police prepare to charge during clashes following the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Nahel in Nanterre.

Riot police officers secure the entrance to the Consulate General of Sweden during a demonstration in Istanbul on Jan.

Former Vice President said history will hold "accountable" for his role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan.

In the first year after the attack, prosecutors charged just over 700 people for their alleged involvement in the riot.

Multi-sport events are a riot of diversity, each sport, each athlete and coach different in character and even behaviour.

In a new thread on Twitter, game developer Greg Street has announced that he is stepping down from his role at Riot Games.

From midnight to nearly 4 p.m. on June 23, Riot earned more than $42,000 from the program while continuing to mine Bitcoin.

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One could say the NDP achievement under Layton aided Harper and his tribe of grifters ran riot and showed their idiocy 24/7.

Our current Labor Day's watershed moment was the "Haymarket Riot" that occurred in Chicago on May 4, 1886.

Riot police detain dozens of fans outside the Melina Merkouri indoor stadium, in western Athens, early Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.

His 2006 novel “Sankya” depicted the life of a disaffected gang leader who battled with the riot police.

As Jamcowl keeps the nuke from being defused, he uses a riot shield to protect himself from enemy fire.

Riot police officers follow protesters by a street fire during a demonstration on Apr 6, 2023 in Paris.

However, the indictment stops short of explicitly accusing the 45th US president of inciting the riot.

Hosts Barnards Green thirds regretted the division to put their visitors into bat as the Herefordshire side ran riot hitting 363.

And there would have been no need for federal agents to 'orchestrate' a riot," the report charged.

Jacob Chansley, better known as the "QAnon Shaman” from the Capitol riot, has expressed his intention to run for Congress in Arizona.

Just last month, a now-defunct House select committee recommended Trump be charged with insurrection among other crimes over the riot.

League of Legends developer Riot Games was offered $10 million to stop their in-house app store.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "riot" in a sentence?
An example: "From Rock in Rio to the Riverport riot, here are the 30 wildest moments from Guns N' Roses' Use Your Illusion Tour." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "riot" from real English texts.
What does "riot" mean?
Riot means: A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
What are synonyms of "riot"?
Common synonyms of "riot" include: revel, gag, joke, wow, scream, thigh-slapper, howler, sidesplitter. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "riot" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "riot", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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