harken
Example Sentences
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In 1957, the Music Center was a dream, Dorothy Chandler having only begun fundraising two years earlier for an arts Olympus on a well-scrubbed Grand Avenue that would harken a new business district.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2025
At well over three hours long, the shows harken back to the days when big-budget Hollywood films trusted that audiences could sit still for more than 110 minutes.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2023
Along the way, they learn the language, rites, and beliefs of the “craft,” engaging in rituals that harken to Biblical beliefs .
From National Geographic ● Sep. 19, 2023
And if she violates the terms of her probation, “I will harken back to my original gut response as to how to address sentencing,” Kerns warned.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
“It is worthy of the hand of my friend and the heart of my enemy,” he cried, nor would he harken to their protests, but hurried away to the waiting litter and Nur Mahal.
From The Great Mogul by Louis Tracy
