Example Sentences

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Roused on social media and led by the nation's young people, this protest is unlike any seen before in Nepal.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

Roused by Obama’s victory, the Big Guy sits down at his desk and begins drawing a vast diagram of spheres of influence.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2022

Headlines of this era did not pull punches: “Nation Roused Against Motor Killings,” proclaimed the New York Times in 1924.

From Slate • May 18, 2022

Roused from a sound sleep by all the commotion, Robert Campbell, Grace’s father, made his way downstairs.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2021

Roused from his shock, he turned to look at me.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin