roust

Example Sentences

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I’d be the guy who falls asleep at 10, waking when authorities shine spotlights and blare Kenny G songs at my house to roust me out to vote.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2024

She didn’t roust a quorum of designers from their set ways.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2022

Asking the cops to roust them out of the building would have been terrible optics.

From Salon • May 1, 2022

Police, outreach workers roust homeless campers in the middle of the night along the boardwalk, which has become a focal point in the L.A. homeless crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2021

A roust allowed Chandler to replenish his jars.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead