Example Sentences

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And there was a kind of bristling rousedness in the room.

From The Rainbow by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

Gerald's face was lit up with an uncanny smile, full of light and rousedness, yet unconscious.

From Women in Love by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

There was a rousedness and a glancing everywhere.

From Women in Love by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

Everywhere was a sense of mystery and rousedness.

From The Rainbow by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)