roust

Example Sentences

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I’d be the guy who falls asleep at 10, waking when authorities shine spotlights and blare Kenny G songs at my house to roust me out to vote.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2024

Advocates for the homeless ardently protest efforts to roust the encampments, arguing people have nowhere else to go.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2022

After police officers arrived, they hurried to roust anyone they could find: The guests staying in nearby hotels.

From New York Times • Dec. 25, 2020

In the 1920s, so many starlings swarmed the District Building that the city tried fire hoses and floodlights to roust them.

From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2019

How else would the night watchman know when to roust his fellows out of their comfortable straw beds to begin the day’s devotions?

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife