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.
But no matter how any culture adulterates this, chicken soup remains a familiar, familial elixir that hearkens back to when your mom simmered a pot for you on a cold, damp day.
From Seattle Times
The method hearkens back to older ways to teach reading, and is even regarded as a preventive measure for dyslexia, a difficulty interpreting sound components in language.
From Seattle Times
He felt that Watkins’ work hearkened back to Shepard’s “early, more experimental” plays.
From Seattle Times
The coverage hearkened back to CNN’s reporting on the Persian Gulf war in 1990, which helped cement the network as a destination for breaking news of foreign conflicts.
From New York Times
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