Example sentences for: riot

How can you use “riot” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Inside the castle, the hodgepodge of periods and styles runs riot.

  • ) In Stevens, monosyllables run riot, sometimes saturating several consecutive lines, as in the vertiginously beautiful climax of "Esthétique du Mal ." (Click .)

  • The remarkable work on civil rights done by Robert Kennedy's Justice Department bore a distinctly Republican stamp: John Doar, a celebrated member of that team--who single-handedly stopped an incipient riot at Medgar Evars' funeral by stepping into an angry crowd and yelling, "Anybody around here knows that I stand for what's right!"

  • The supermarket tabloids have run riot with speculation, but family friends call the Ramseys gentle and devoted parents.

  • The volcanic island is thickly draped with vegetation, a colorful riot of flowers and fruit trees.


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