How to Use get a rise out of in a Sentence

get a rise out of

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  • Arms shot up in dissent, but only to get a rise out of the GM.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Share these punny bread jokes with a baker in your life—you're sure to get a rise out of them.
    — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 7 June 2023
  • Share these punny bread jokes with a baker in your life—you're sure to get a rise out of them.
    — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 7 June 2023
  • Because of this, the pair knows how to get a rise out of each other in a way other signs may not.
    — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The one who would always, always try to get a rise out of Monica.
    — Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Yet the actor does not set out to get a rise out of audience members.
    — Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Trump, on the other hand, clearly said many things purely to get a rise out of people.
    — Gideon Lichfield, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Another video from the game shows the same heckler yelling to the Lakers' new star, Luka Doncic, trying to get a rise out of him as well.
    — Natasha Dye, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Some forms of anti-Semitism appear to be trolling and genuine bigotry used in an attempt to get a rise out of Jewish users.
    — Lindsay Deutsch, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Clearly Trump’s strategy was to talk and talk and talk, daring Wallace or Biden to stop him, goading Biden to get a rise out of him.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Whether or not Williams was just trying to get a rise out of her Twitch viewers, the numbers certainly back her opinion up.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 24 Oct. 2022
  • They’re now united by having the same enemy, and spend the core of the film bantering on dry land, with Arthur trying to get a rise out of the uptight Orm.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The people around you may even play with your emotions to try and get a rise out of you, but do your best to stay composed and give them something to think about with your response.
    — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Making out with female friends to get a rise out of men was a fairly common occurrence, though.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
  • If a music nerd with a passion for experimental death metal can get a rise out of one of the biggest stars in the world, all is not lost.
    — John Semley, The New Republic, 18 Nov. 2022
  • In brief, the whole point of the edgelord gaslighting is to get a rise out of others, along with distracting from whatever else was the focus of attention.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 July 2022
  • Heavenly believes Phaedra knowingly brought Cheick on the trip to stir the pot and get a rise out of Apollo.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Usually this kind of behavior is indicative of a person who likely wants to get a rise out of you.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2022
  • The rapper seemed unbothered by Healy’s attempts to get a rise out of people and focused on her soaring career.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Twitch viewers have a long tradition of sending messages to streamers intended to get a rise out of them.
    — Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 4 Feb. 2021
  • During his playing years, Năstase was a notorious prankster who seemed as determined to get a rise out of his opponents as to best them on the court.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 19 May 2024
  • Bellino stared at Bumgarner, never looking at his hand, seemingly trying to get a rise out of the pitcher.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2022
  • But Grace is intrigued by this free-spirited, beguiling woman who keeps showing up in her life — at her gym, for example, where Elena seems to flaunt her nudity in front of Grace, perhaps to get a rise out of her?
    — Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2020
  • The people that are doing this stuff are truly trying to get a rise out of you and any kind of clap back.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025

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