aroused
Example Sentences
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Crans-Montana, too, has aroused that same angry feeling of trust betrayed.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
I recall the intense inner excitement aroused in my heart by Alla Nazimova’s enactment of Mrs. Alving in a performance of Ibsen’s “Ghosts” in the 1930s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Davis’ extensive criminal record, and the leniency he had received over the decades, aroused outrage.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024
It was a public health success, but it aroused a tremendous local backlash.
From Salon • Sep. 3, 2024
And several yards behind, marching beside the young men floating the coffin upward, I looked into the face of the old man who had aroused the song and felt a twinge of envy.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.