rouse

Example Sentences

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Marseille were expected to get all three points at home to Toulouse but produced a sluggish first-half performance following a rousing Champions League win over Newcastle United in midweek.

From Barron's

But by stretching this story to its absolute limits and removing its darkest components, there is no rousing plume of rage to compel the viewer.

From Salon

Inspired by the Mediterranean landscape, a swirling blue-and-white design makes sipping the potent coffee from this stovetop pot all the more rousing.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is an overwhelming sense that Scotland's fate on Tuesday does not depend on what the handy Danes do, but what Clarke's team can conjure up and rouse from within themselves.

From BBC

Needless to say, the Scots will need to raise their level to have any hope of ending that 27-year hoodoo, so how does Clarke rouse his team for a seismic camp?

From BBC