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
But this aroused suspicion, with Imrie said later: "Nick selflessly came to help me in my grave before even looking for his shield. And I'm thinking, he's absolutely adorable or he is up to something."
From BBC • Oct. 18, 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
In the morning’s bright light and in the safe company of classmates, Satan never aroused very much terror.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
