rouse
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However, this team has shown their ability to rouse themselves, and ultimately they got the job done here.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
When it comes to exciting wide men, however, it's hard to look past those elite dribblers who rouse crowds and make full-backs fret.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
Product designers are hatching new ways to rouse them that border on diabolical.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
The 40-year-old Wawrinka must try and rouse himself on his Australian Open farewell after a gruelling five-set win in round two.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
Eventually, by evening, the river would rouse itself to accept the day’s offerings and sludge off to the sea, leaving wavy lines of thick white scum in its wake.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
January is an odd month in the art world, as it rouses itself from its holiday slumber but struggles to shake off the sleepiness of the past month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
In Ridley Scott’s 1979 film “Alien,” the crew of the Nostromo rouses from slumber to answer a distress call that spells their doom.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2025
Wearing crisp white shirts and matching red ties, the band rouses the congregation with melodic exaltations and a crash of symbols.
From Reuters ● Jul. 21, 2023
We admire Zelenskyy because he rouses the better angels of our nature.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
My mother lets me sleep until noon, then rouses me to examine my heel.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
No one seems pleased to be roused from dreams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 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
“She roused her feathers and soon after, more tea kettle whistles came,” the nonprofit wrote in the post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
The clatter from the forge had roused him from his morning meditation; his robe hung askew over his bony knees.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
Finally, to bring the day to a close, a senior monk gives a rousing speech, reminding the participants of their duty to procreate, before breaking into the national anthem.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
This was seen as a rousing success for Greenspan.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
Randy Newman’s score even drums up a rousing Viking chant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
In a rousing 4-1 win over Paraguay in the first game of the tournament, the 27-year-old playmaker reminded everyone why.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
His followers broke into a rousing chorus of “America the Beautiful.”
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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