hearken
Example Sentences
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It sounded strange, like a song out of time — Melanie said she intended it to hearken to the 1930s — sung with what could now be called a warbling “indie girl voice.”
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024
I'd thought that the sudden Scorsese renaissance was a case of the former: his movies are well-shot, well-acted, well-directed, and hearken back to beloved filmmaking tropes of the New Hollywood era.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2021
Designer Justin Kingsley said the creative team wanted to hearken back to the 1976 Montreal Olympics and Expo 67.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2021
But the question—posed using the phrase “such a time as this —makes Graham hearken back to the biblical tale of Esther, a queen who was made a royal for “such a time as this.”
From National Geographic • Dec. 31, 2020
‘Now Théoden son of Thengel, will you hearken to me?’ said Gandalf.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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