stoked

Example Sentences

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Scuderia Ferrari’s success in Grand Prix races stoked greater awareness and desire for private client road cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Postal Service stoked the early airline business by hiring planes to ship mail; the Pentagon’s demand for rockets, satellites, fighter jets and more has boosted military and aerospace contractors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The fog of war has stoked a massive surge in the market’s so-called “fear gauge,” the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, over the past two months, taking it to levels normally associated with extreme volatility.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

"We were all just super stoked to be working with Saoirse as each one of us admires her and her work," Coles said.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“No problem. I’m just stoked y’all want to help.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro