aroused
Example Sentences
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I recall the intense inner excitement aroused in my heart by Alla Nazimova’s enactment of Mrs. Alving in a performance of Ibsen’s “Ghosts” in the 1930s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
They did not look as gaunt as the hostages freed a week earlier - their appearance had aroused anger in Israel and elsewhere.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025
Finally, “Aura and Performance” considers divinity as aroused by the senses, especially sight.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024
It was a public health success, but it aroused a tremendous local backlash.
From Salon • Sep. 3, 2024
It equally aroused the curiosity of the Negroes.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
