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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His players were shown footage of the tackle, calculatedly riling up their ire for next week.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Boldy returned to action with the second line for the second period — drawing a roar from the crowd that was riled up about the officiating throughout the first period — and assisted on a goal that tied it at 2.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Don Arden sought to rescue the tour by enlisting Little Richard to rile things up.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
That focus now shifts to Game 1 against the Phoenix Suns at Paycom Center, where OKC’s raucous fans will be riled up and ready.
—Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Boldy returned to action with the second line for the second period — drawing a roar from the crowd that was riled up about the officiating throughout the first period — and assisted on a goal that tied it at 2.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Don Arden sought to rescue the tour by enlisting Little Richard to rile things up.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
That focus now shifts to Game 1 against the Phoenix Suns at Paycom Center, where OKC’s raucous fans will be riled up and ready.
—Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
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 6 May. 2026.
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