riot
noun
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
had rioted
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past perfectof riot.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The official state newspaper, The New Light of Myanmar, said more than 1,000 “terrorists” had rioted until a military curfew — colloquially and widely known as a Section 144 — restored order.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2012
They had rioted during the 1918 Spartacus Putsch and spearheaded the abortive 1923 Communist insurrection.
From Time Magazine Archive
Johnny was sent up to a place they had noticed and marked in their memories at the time they had rioted down to defy the ghost.
From Bar-20 Days by Clarence Edward Mulford
We had rioted in profusion and luxury, and did not relish the idea of again encountering the privations of the long and dreary route which lay between us and India.
From Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan by William Taylor
Out of the jumble of thoughts that had rioted in his brain after his departure from Two Forks crossing had risen a conviction.
From The Trail to Yesterday by Charles Alden Seltzer
