riled; riling
Examples of rile in a Sentence
Her comments riled the professor.
one sure way to rile me is to keep yelling for me
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Scherzer believes mutual friends perhaps tipped off Hedges on how to rile him.
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Cyrus riled them up to believe that the Landrys made a deal with the devil, which must be why their farm is prosperous during the cursed winter.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 21 Feb. 2025
Trump’s threat in November to impose a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico has riled Canadian leaders, dividing Trudeau and his allies.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The Illini led by as many as 16 points in the first half, riling up a raucous crowd.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Cyrus riled them up to believe that the Landrys made a deal with the devil, which must be why their farm is prosperous during the cursed winter.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 21 Feb. 2025
Trump’s threat in November to impose a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico has riled Canadian leaders, dividing Trudeau and his allies.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The Illini led by as many as 16 points in the first half, riling up a raucous crowd.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rile
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“Rile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rile. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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