Idiom
race riot
Meaning
A riot arising from interracial conflict.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The city suffered through a violent race riot.”
“Tensions in the neighborhood reached a breaking point, eventually leading to a destructive race riot that lasted all night.”
“Historians often examine the underlying social inequalities that ignited the tragic race riot, noting how systemic neglect fueled the community's collective anger.”
Examples
simple
“The city suffered through a violent race riot.”
contextual
“Tensions in the neighborhood reached a breaking point, eventually leading to a destructive race riot that lasted all night.”
complex
“Historians often examine the underlying social inequalities that ignited the tragic race riot, noting how systemic neglect fueled the community's collective anger.”
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