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Example sentences for "rioting"

Lexicographically close words:
riode; riot; rioted; rioter; rioters; riotous; riotously; riots; ripam; riparian
  1. None of the trouble or rioting feared by the Council, materialized, and it is certain that the entire list of licenses might have been immediately revoked without disturbance of any kind--and without protest.

  2. He was put at a controller on the Savin Rock run, with a halfback for his conductor, and two guards furnished by a Newark agency to aid the uniformed policemen in preserving order through the rioting poorer districts.

  3. My husband phoned me that the rioting was serious.

  4. There were more than twenty in the big cellar finally; but the bacon and greens held out, and the ominous rioting only once howled through the street just outside.

  5. Rich summer brought blackberries, dewberries, and hills rioting with azalea and jasmine.

  6. That trainload of workers is arriving; there's trouble, rioting or something.

  7. At Jamaica new scenes of rioting and profligacy were enacted.

  8. After many successful captures, and much rioting and revelry with this godless crew, the hour of vengeance came.

  9. While in Manila I heard very disturbing reports of rioting in Canton and possible bloodshed in the contest between the Manchus in control of the army and the revolutionists.

  10. This rioting followed the assassination of the Tartar general, who was blown up, with a score of his bodyguard, as he was formally entering the city by the main south gate.

  11. What thought of remorse or terror may be rioting through the soul of the dying king, no one knows, and--no one cares.

  12. Rioting and violence filled all its streets, and the clamor of madness and inebriation drove sleep from every pillow.

  13. The rioting multitude then, in the phrensy of intoxication, swarmed through the streets to the Temple, to torture the king and queen with the dreadful spectacle.

  14. A motion was immediately introduced into the Assembly that the monarchy be entirely abolished, and a mob rioting through Paris threatened the deputies with death unless they dethroned the king.

  15. The rioting assumed at times a very threatening character.

  16. It is the mere rioting of a mob, which can be subjugated, which will be subjugated, by military aid, if necessary.

  17. She must have seen something of the rioting last night.

  18. Further rioting seemed certain, and it was probably the fear that his person might be made a pretext for disorders that induced Hus willingly to accept King Wenceslas' suggestion that he should leave Prague for a short time.

  19. Truly, it was growing with his growth, and rioting in strength above his weakness.

  20. Grief for the strange fate of Nelly shortened the days of old Madam Cardew, who was soon at rest in Burian churchyard, and the Squire took to hunting, drinking, and rioting worse than ever.

  21. If there is no rioting here to-night," said Lady Moyne, "I shall be in time.

  22. We don't want rioting in the streets to-night.

  23. It gave us the necessary information about the way in which rioting was to be stopped.

  24. Marion, on the other hand, was vaguely afraid that either Bob or I would get injured while rioting in Belfast.

  25. The Government's policy, so they told her and she told us, was to cow, not to kill, the misguided people who were rioting in Belfast.

  26. There would be horrible rioting afterwards if they struck Moyne's name off the Privy Council or did anything like that.

  27. Sons of unconquerable colonists, men of our own race and blood," was balanced by "hooligans with a taste for rioting so long as rioting can be indulged in with no danger to their own skins.

  28. Other rioting occurred, and for many years the memorable day was known as "Stony Sabbath.

  29. Any interference by foreigners with this custom is liable to bring about dire results as in the case of the rioting in Shanghai in 1898.

  30. The breathless excitement of the stalk and the wild thrill of exultation at the clean kill of two splendid rams were still rioting in my veins.

  31. Henry's celebrated mission, after rioting for a time on the spoils of the Treasury, has found the tomb of the Capulets.

  32. He was, in earlier life, renowned for his forwardness in the savage rioting which to this day forms the chief amusement of the youth of this town.

  33. The effect of this example has been that yesterday throughout this district no rioting took place.

  34. The Civil War continued in Spain through the year, and intermittent rioting took place in Portugal, a country which was now verging on bankruptcy.

  35. He had the start, however, and escaped safely into his study, leaving the boys to go rioting back again.

  36. A momentary lull in the aquatic exercises was followed by the sudden appearance of pillows flying in all directions, hurled by white goblins, who came rioting out of their beds.

  37. The other matters were private ventures, though against the king's enemies; but that was a battle in the field, and the success put an end to rioting down there.

  38. I think we shall hear no more of rioting in this neighbourhood," Sir Ralph said, grimly.

  39. It should abolish the present quaint toleration of rioting in theatres.

  40. In that year, although the centre of the rioting was again in Nottingham, it extended over almost the whole kingdom.

  41. Annius Milo on the Appian Way (on the 18th of January), which brought about the appointment of Pompey as sole consul and the passing of the special laws dealing with rioting and bribery.

  42. The office of Justice of the Peace was created for every county to deal with rioting and vagrants.

  43. Also, the duty to deal with rioting and vagrants was given to royal judges, sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs, and constables as well as the Justices of the Peace.

  44. The storm had abated, the rain had passed, but the darkness was around them, a darkness full of rioting wind, and mud was below them through which the heavy wheels splashed dismally as the great coach laboured on its way.

  45. A little while before the war broke out, there had been some rioting at Westminster between certain officious law students and noisy soldiers, and the shopkeepers and their apprentices, and the general people in the streets.


  46. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "rioting" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.