stoked

Example Sentences

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Stoked by ferocious winds, the fire quickly spread, soon engulfing more than 3,000 acres in that upscale community.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

Stoked means to feed a fire, and in surfer language, it is an expression of pure excitement and the satisfaction one may feel after catching a good wave or completing a difficult maneuver.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2024

Stoked by the Summer of Love counterculture, longhair hippie sit-ins, Vietnam and other protests, that little circle with an upside-down tree was everywhere.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2022

Stoked by the virulent delta variant and continued vaccine hesitancy, cases of COVID-19 are spiking once again.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2021

Stoked up and sent Calixto to call Caliban while I came for you.

From The Mystery of The Barranca by Whitaker, Herman