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.
rioter
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a word derived from
riot.
Example Sentences
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Former Metropolitan police officer Michael Fanone, who suffered a heart attack on Jan. 6, 2021 after being shot with a stun gun by a rioter, felt betrayed by the DOJ’s reversal.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2026
One rioter, James Brett, made it clear that it wasn’t just about narrative control, though.
From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2025
In Arizona, Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying rioter whose horned fur hat, bare chest and face paint made him one of the riot’s more recognizable figures, served about 27 months of a 41-month sentence.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
Realizing the door was locked, the rioter dropped to his knees and began to pray.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
As to the bridge I was building across the chasm that divides us from the Christians, I admit that it has been wrecked to splinters; wrecked unmercifully by that same fist of the rioter.
From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Abraham Cahan
