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'riot' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'riot' with 7 example sentences.


riot noun

: 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

: 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.
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