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
He says that she had been riding her bicycle by herself and she arrived at the hospital without a backpack or anything else that might have aroused suspicion.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025
Yet Hansen has since aroused controversy, such as when he argued in 2000 that non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases like methane play a large role in climate change.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2025
Davis’ extensive criminal record, and the leniency he had received over the decades, aroused outrage.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024
Our new arrival slept all day, and Chester, whose curiosity had been aroused by the strange behavior of the rabbit that first night, had decided to stay awake every night to observe him.
From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe
