rouse
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Nine minutes into the second half, the homegrown captain, neck muscles flaring, flicked a header beyond Dida, circling his arms to rouse the Reds in the Istanbul stands.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
When it comes to exciting wide men, however, it's hard to look past those elite dribblers who rouse crowds and make full-backs fret.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
These alarm clocks have novel ways to rouse deep sleepers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
It did rouse huge cheers in the room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026
Should she rouse Hannah now and push on down the river?
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
January is an odd month in the art world, as it rouses itself from its holiday slumber but struggles to shake off the sleepiness of the past month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
In Ridley Scott’s 1979 film “Alien,” the crew of the Nostromo rouses from slumber to answer a distress call that spells their doom.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2025
“American Idiot,” the show’s opening number, still rouses an audience with a mad-as-hell anthem that is as valid today as it was 20 years ago when the album came out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2024
In a middle car, J Herbert Sigmon rouses a dozing young man as the train glides toward Pioneer Square.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2023
His fingers go back to my hair and I doze off, but he rouses me to see the sunset.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
It seems that much of the Western world is waking up, roused by that sonorous noise that they just can’t seem to shake.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
His presence roused Everton's fans for a big finish.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Earlier that same night, his main rival Jonas Vingegaard was also roused from sleep outside normal testing hours for a control around 2 a.m.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Pro-business Paz took office in November promising to resolve the country's worst economic crisis in decades, but his unpopular economic reforms and failure to respond to social demands have roused public ire.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
Then she roused the children, gave each head of shining auburn hair a quick smoothing with a damp comb, and helped them put on their shoes.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Traditional elements of both bachata and música mexicana appear, as the duo touts their luxurious lifestyles over a lisping guiro and a rousing trumpet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
After a rousing performance by a white-robe clad vocal collective co-founded by Pharrell Williams, Lucas’ wife Mellody Hobson noted that, “George kept saying, ‘Will this person come?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
A large Loch Ness Monster representation then emerged, before, backed by bagpipers and drummers, a rousing rendition of Flower of Scotland followed.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Comprising over 300 works, spread over two levels of the Grand Palais, “Matisse: 1941-1954” is a rousing reminder that he went on making significant oil-on-canvas works until the early 1950s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Davenport did not attend the 1912 meeting, but his protégé Bleecker Van Wagenen, the young president of the American Breeders’ Association, gave a rousing presentation.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee