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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The chain’s loyalists were already riled up over a dramatic makeover of the menu and the country feel of the restaurants to appeal to more diners.
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Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Regional presidents Beth Hammack from Cleveland, Atlanta's Raphael Bostic and Schmid in Kansas City have expressed skepticism about the need for a September cut, a position that could rile Trump and upset the market.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
While it has not been confirmed that the reason behind Pascal’s stylist shake-up, there is no doubt that stylists are an easy target when a fan base is riled up.
—Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The biggest question for the midterms, then, will be how much staying power that fury has — and how much the conservative commentators and figures who long riled up their base and pushed for more disclosures will keep bringing it up.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 15 July 2025
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Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Regional presidents Beth Hammack from Cleveland, Atlanta's Raphael Bostic and Schmid in Kansas City have expressed skepticism about the need for a September cut, a position that could rile Trump and upset the market.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
While it has not been confirmed that the reason behind Pascal’s stylist shake-up, there is no doubt that stylists are an easy target when a fan base is riled up.
—Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The biggest question for the midterms, then, will be how much staying power that fury has — and how much the conservative commentators and figures who long riled up their base and pushed for more disclosures will keep bringing it up.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 15 July 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 4 Sep. 2025.
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