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.
riots
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pluralof riot.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof riot (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
riotnouna 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.
Example Sentences
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Some 70,000 members of the security forces were deployed Saturday, ready to move in quickly after mass protests on October 17 degenerated into the worst riots seen in France in years.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
Student protests spiraled into riots earlier this month, further unnerving investors and households.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
In the nine days since riots erupted in cities across France, thousands of merchants have also boarded up their storefronts, radically altering the Paris streetscape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
On Friday, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said 232 people had been imprisoned for their role in the 17 October riots, and more than 1,100 had appeared in court.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Dr. King’s murder caused immediate riots in more than one hundred cities across the United States.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
