be aroused
Example Sentences
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It enables Alexander to be briefed and to update his handlers, though he can’t stay in there too long, lest suspicions be aroused on the other side of the hack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
“The brain needs stimulation. It needs to be aroused at an optimal level in order to perform well,” Zentall said, “so as a mechanism to increase arousal and stimulation to the brain, we move.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 28, 2016
And of course there are a great many ennobling and inspiring things that movies can do, other passions that can be aroused as we sit on soft chairs in the dark, surrounded by strangers.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2014
The time, difficulty and expense required to gather information on masses of citizens have decreased exponentially, and the motivation to use such information for evil purposes can be aroused from dormancy just as easily.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 22, 2011
It must be impossible for you to realize the jealousies, the calumnies and feuds that will be aroused by your action.
From The Ranch Girls and Their Heart's Desire by Vandercook, Margaret
