rouse
verb (used with object)
to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc..
had roused
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past perfectof rouse.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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What, pray tell, had roused freedom from its slumber?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2022
He was acquitted after a highly publicized trial that included testimony from his uncle, Sen. Edward Kennedy, who had roused his nephew and son to go to some nightclubs that Easter weekend.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2020
So, I made my way to the bathroom, where I could get a hand mirror and get a better look at what small thing had roused me from my sleep.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2018
The John Wall that had roused crowds with explosive athleticism and pinpoint passing went missing.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2015
That credit card preapproval, with her name correctly spelled and elegantly italicized, had roused her spirits, made her a little less invisible, a little more present.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
