hearken
Example Sentences
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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.
The teaser hearkened back to its roots with simple line art tracing out the Seattle skyline and a new recording of Grammer performing the show’s “Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs” theme.
From Los Angeles Times
And he sang — humming and sometimes modifying his voice, weaving melodies that hearkened back to those old lullabies.
From Los Angeles Times
“Maybe that’s why I hang on, because it hearkens back to going to a rink, smelling those smells that you can only find in an indoor ice rink, those hockey smells.”
From Seattle Times
An Art Deco-style tower known as the Trust Building hearkens back to Spring Street’s era as the ‘Wall Street of the West.’
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
