hearken
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It sounded strange, like a song out of time — Melanie said she intended it to hearken to the 1930s — sung with what could now be called a warbling “indie girl voice.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
Products that hearken back to childhood “may be really attractive to new parents because it brings this sense of stability and groundedness, authenticity, social connection,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
These require a considerable amount of work and hearken back to the day when someone in the house didn’t mind sorting through laundry in the cage that hung from the ceiling in the basement.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
I'd thought that the sudden Scorsese renaissance was a case of the former: his movies are well-shot, well-acted, well-directed, and hearken back to beloved filmmaking tropes of the New Hollywood era.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2021
‘Now Théoden son of Thengel, will you hearken to me?’ said Gandalf.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
A line of dialogue hearkens back to the beginning in a way that might be thought of as closure, as a circle closes without going anywhere, and yet things are not the same.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025
And it’s on Max, but it sort of hearkens back to, like, the old-school broadcast kind of drama.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025
Riley’s work hearkens to Krautrock and what would be coming in post-rock.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
“True Detective: Night Country” hearkens back to the critically acclaimed first season pairing Matthew McConaughey’s Rust Cohle with Woody Harrelson’s Marty Hart.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2024
It hearkens back to the long-ago rope, swinging in the slight breeze.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
As directed by James Griffiths, Mr. Basden and Mr. Key’s screenplay hearkened back to “Local Hero” with its warm glow of appreciation for U.K. oddballs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
It hearkened back to something teammate Freddie Freeman said about Betts early in the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
Carney revealed it on Friday during his first speech as prime minister when he hearkened back - with a shiny polish - to the origins of this former colony.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025
Those title-winning faces hearkened back to a time when Lumen was the most intimidating atmosphere in football.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2023
The Indian campaign hearkened back to the 1913 passive resistance campaign in which Mahatma Gandhi led a tumultuous procession of Indians crossing illegally from Natal to the Transvaal.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Parsons said liminal spaces all share a quality of feeling familiar: hearkening fragments of distant memories or experiences during childhood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
After 130 years, the Louis Vuitton monogram still carries weight, hearkening back to an era of remarkable craftsmanship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
Unfortunately, when we’re taught that there are only eight planets and these planets reign in their orbits, we’re hearkening back to the old geocentric concept.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 16, 2024
Antiques are perfect for Thanksgiving, McCormick said, hearkening to the history of the holiday.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
"I am already to blame for hearkening to words against my brother Benjamin."
From The Garden of Eden by Max Brand
Vocabulary lists containing hearken
"The Tell-Tale Heart," Vocabulary from the short story
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"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards
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"Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte, Chapters 1–5
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