roused
Example Sentences
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No one seems pleased to be roused from dreams.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
According to The New York Times, Hellerstein was seen falling asleep during a trial last year and needed to be roused by his colleagues.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Jones' performance was the type that can have a lasting effect on a fighter's career but he and Wood roused the fans on a night when the atmosphere was sometimes flat at the O2 Arena.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
They have been roused to action and then abandoned so many times, not least by American presidents.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026
The crow, who had been watching all this activity, turned a beady glance on his owner and flapped his wings with such vigor that Gurgi roused himself in alarm.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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