roused
Example Sentences
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French captures that sense of urgency in his figure who strides forward, musket in hand, roused to action by something perceived in the distance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
According to The New York Times, Hellerstein was seen falling asleep during a trial last year and needed to be roused by his colleagues.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Jones' performance was the type that can have a lasting effect on a fighter's career but he and Wood roused the fans on a night when the atmosphere was sometimes flat at the O2 Arena.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
They have been roused to action and then abandoned so many times, not least by American presidents.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026
Suddenly Jeremy understood that it hadn't been his own appetite that had roused him from his reading at the library; it had been the dragon's, which he was somehow sharing.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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