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
Asian-American advocates have criticized the proposed bans, saying they feed into anti-Chinese stigma and hearken back to discriminatory laws from the early 1900s.
From Washington Times
During Mass, as he introduced the archdiocese’s video announcing the plan for parish families, he hearkened back to Jesus’ crucifixion.
From Seattle Times
These require a considerable amount of work and hearken back to the day when someone in the house didn’t mind sorting through laundry in the cage that hung from the ceiling in the basement.
From Seattle Times
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