How to Use rouse in a Sentence

rouse

verb

• I've been unable to rouse her.
• She was roused to anger by their indifference.
• I was so tired I could barely rouse myself to prepare dinner.
• These animals are dangerous when roused.
• The sound of crunching leaves and a faint grunt roused me.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2023
• The face of the man roused from sleep was rawly aggrieved, accusing.
  — Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
• And her rousing plea was toasted by the team with bottled South African beer.
  — Peter Mikelbank, Peoplemag, 22 Oct. 2023
• When the ground began to tremble, neighbors ran through the streets to rouse those still sleeping.
  — Heba Farouk Mahfouz, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2023
• Their encounter will rouse a jumble of mixed feelings in both men.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 22 Nov. 2021
• The two embraced and exited the field to a rousing ovation.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2023
• There was something in this world that could rouse me, something that lightened the darkness.
  — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
• Democrats have hoped outrage in Texas over the latest in a grim series of mass shootings would rouse voters to the polls.
  — Acacia Coronado, Chron, 29 Oct. 2022
• This isn’t a rousing story of beating the odds, but one with a jaundiced outlook on life.
  — Chicago Tribune, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2024
• What could rouse the B61s from their underground slumber?
  — Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2022
• For the Diamondbacks, the first week of the season featured a rousing come-from-behind win and a gut-punch of a loss.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2023
• The rousing score underneath the monologue works hand in hand with the writing and the performance.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2023
• Out on the stump, her jeremiads against the New Deal also failed to rouse voters.
  — oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2022
• His calls for peaceful protests failed to rouse widespread support.
  — Riazat Butt and Munir Ahmed, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2023
• If this article doesn’t rouse you to anger, fury, rage, and action, gay men may have no future on this earth.
  — Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2021
• Princess Charlene's rousing plea was toasted by the team with bottled South African beer.
  — Peter Mikelbank, Peoplemag, 29 Oct. 2023
• Harris joined Veneziale and a troupe of Vegas dancers for a rousing musical number to open the show.
  — Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
• There was something about the Dodge Durango that roused the deputy’s suspicions.
  — Arelis R. Hernández, Anchorage Daily News, 11 May 2023
• Though hardly the stuff of the rousing crusty Irish jigs and reels that would follow as part of the Pogues, MacGowan’s first, choppy record signaled things to come.
  — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
• The group offered a gritty, rousing performance of the song in front of a video screen showcasing the band’s name in vintage type.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2024
• When a nurse came to check on her a little over four hours later, Bews didn’t respond and her cellmate couldn’t rouse her.
  — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2023
• In August, two other local parents went to wake up their teen-age son for dinner and couldn’t rouse him.
  — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2023
• But which of the two will rouse from their reverie to act when two young girls paddling in a canoe suddenly face danger?
  — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 2 Feb. 2022
• What's really great is that Loftie uses a two-phase alarm to slowly rouse you from your slumber.
  — Good Housekeeping, 31 Mar. 2023
• Many flee on foot, while some speed to safety in cars, honking to rouse others before gunning the engine.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
• Shown on the big screen during Friday’s game, Burrell received a rousing ovation but didn’t offer any acknowledgment back.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024