arouse
Example Sentences
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"When you see a student who clearly struggled with the language and they submit an essay which William Shakespeare would have been proud of, then immediately that's going to arouse suspicion."
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025
They may arouse the ire of politicians and the public, but they also do much that is useful.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025
“Depositing the money all at once would probably arouse less suspicion with the bank than making a continuing series of deposits just under $10,000,” says Mark Luscombe, principal analyst for Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2025
Ethan must hide his intentions so as to not arouse suspicion, but his behavior is highly irregular, and folks who know him notice.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024
I want to tell him that anyone with an ounce of dignity wants to keep some things to herself, but I don’t want to arouse his suspicions.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
Vocabulary lists containing arouse
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