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However, if the U.S. bats do not rouse from their slumber, the championship game will be a game the Americans curse forever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026

These alarm clocks have novel ways to rouse deep sleepers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 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

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 ● Nov. 18, 2025

It charged against the fence, setting up a clamor that would rouse anyone in the house, Dicey thought.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

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

He also hopes it rouses new owners, even if they aren’t Latino.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2023

The sound rouses them instantly, their hearts hammering as if from the same frightening dream.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

When she arrived home, she roused her partner to watch the England-Mexico World Cup match.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Pro-business Paz took office in November promising to resolve the country's worst economic crisis in decades, but his unpopular economic reforms and failure to respond to social demands have roused public ire.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 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

Every now and then, we roused ourselves sufficiently to go on a picnic.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Nasa never missed a note, and he received another outsized ovation after the rousing end credits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

The final chapter of the ceremony featured a rousing musical section, which was kicked off by Tom Walker singing his international hit Leave the Light On.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Comprising over 300 works, spread over two levels of the Grand Palais, “Matisse: 1941-1954” is a rousing reminder that he went on making significant oil-on-canvas works until the early 1950s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

This was seen as a rousing success for Greenspan.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

“During which he posed for this portrait and cut the ribbon at the grand-opening ceremony. He also gave a rousing speech about the importance of climate research long before it was fashionable.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti