rouse

Example Sentences

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Product designers are hatching new ways to rouse them that border on diabolical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

It did rouse huge cheers in the room.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

There is an overwhelming sense that Scotland's fate on Tuesday does not depend on what the handy Danes do, but what Clarke's team can conjure up and rouse from within themselves.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Needless to say, the Scots will need to raise their level to have any hope of ending that 27-year hoodoo, so how does Clarke rouse his team for a seismic camp?

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

No mention was made of the raid on Siuwensin; the Orgota government evidently meant to prevent, not rouse, excitement.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin