'riot' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'riot' with 7 example sentences.
- riot noun
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: a public act of violence by an unruly mob
: a state of disorder involving group violence
: a joke that seems extremely funny
: a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
- riot verb
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: take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot
: engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
There was only one warden on duty when the riot started.
The youth was arrested for being involved in a riot.
Following the riots, incidents of looting in affluent neighborhoods multiplied.
The police took immediate action to deal with the riot.
The worst riot was in Chicago.
The reporter went to Barcelona to document the riots.
The garden was a riot of color.