roil
verb (used with object)
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
had roiled
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past perfectof roil.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The emergence of Sora had roiled Hollywood, particularly as AI and compensation for actors’ likeness and voice became a central issue in the 2023 strike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
The reversal of parts of a controversial UK fiscal plan that had roiled bond markets also aided sentiment.
From Reuters ● Oct. 18, 2022
By around 1450 the Little Ice Age, among other factors, had destroyed the Greenland Norse colony, and plague and political upheaval had roiled the Kingdom of Norway.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 15, 2022
In July, weeks after the controversy that had roiled its stock, Cettire suggested it would expand into children’s wear and said it was “still assessing new opportunities for growth.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2021
Something had roiled the blood in her delicate veins until it had muddied the clear freshness of her smooth satiny skin.
From Her Father's Daughter by Gene Stratton-Porter
