How to Use rousing in a Sentence

rousing

adjective
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  • She was met with a rousing reception.
  • The Bryan Harsin era for the Auburn football program is off to a rousing start.
    — Evan Dudley, al, 4 Sep. 2021
  • What better way to spend a group date than to have the guys give a rousing debate?
    — Becca Kufrin, PEOPLE.com, 9 July 2018
  • The prince gave a rousing speech, and the crowd was elated when his wife Meghan joined him onstage.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Mar. 2019
  • His most rousing play game against a face familiar to the Spurs.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2021
  • The Coyotes got the Mullett party off to a rousing start.
    — John Marshall, ajc, 29 Oct. 2022
  • That brought a rousing cheer from the crowd stretched across the park in lawn chairs and bleachers with the lake only 100 or so feet away.
    — Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 5 June 2021
  • And then the two co-stars sang together, kicking off the show on a rousing high note.
    — Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2022
  • One of those prospects was Syndergaard, and the deal was a rousing success.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 8 June 2018
  • Then with 5:32 left in the second quarter, Paul returned to the game to a rousing ovation.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2021
  • And seven of them came in two games – the rousing wins against the Patriots and Lions.
    — Joseph Person, charlotteobserver, 25 Oct. 2017
  • In that vein, Caesar is set to perform one of her rousing classics at the 8 p.m. show.
    — Bob Kostanczuk, Post-Tribune, 2 May 2017
  • The bat was moving slow enough that the fan caught it and was not harmed, smiling and waiving when the fans gave him a rousing cheer.
    — Doug Alden, courant.com, 26 June 2019
  • Sure, the challenges were a bit blah, but still, a rousing and triumphant success.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2021
  • The Linkin Park salute got a rousing response from the Los Angeles crowd.
    — Chris Payne, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2017
  • The country singer took the late night show stage alongside her band for a rousing rendition of the tune.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2022
  • There’s no rousing cry for justice served, no big Churchillian speech.
    — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 24 Aug. 2019
  • Appearing with a live band, the British singer gave a rousing rendition of the catchy song.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Keep an all-ages crowd engaged with a rousing game of Hanukkah bingo.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Set a price cap, have everyone buy a gift and wrap it, and then get ready for a rousing game of trivia.
    — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Few would claim that this effort has been a rousing success.
    — Dean Mobbs, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2019
  • But by at least one standard, the wall campaign has been a rousing success.
    — Rachel Monroe, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2019
  • But Campbell said Harbaugh had a rousing talk that had him on the edge of his seat in the team meeting Wednesday.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Kick back on an Adirondack chair on the shores of Lake Huron, or challenge the kids to a rousing game of tennis or bocce.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Songs are by turns poignant, laugh-out-loud funny and rousing anthems.
    — Elisa Murray, The Seattle Times, 5 Dec. 2018
  • Gather up some doll friends, grab a mini blindfold, and get your elf ready for a rousing game of Pin the Nose on the Reindeer.
    — Corinne Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Mendez, a high school football coach born without arms or legs, took home the flagship award with a rousing speech.
    — Scottie Andrew and Saeed Ahmed, CNN, 11 July 2019
  • Meanwhile, on the floor in the living room, the kids had gathered around in a circle and were playing a rousing game of dreidel.
    — NBC News, 23 Dec. 2019
  • Watch the model and designer play a rousing game of Pictionary in the video below to see the white-blonde shade in action.
    — Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Justin Lewis got off to a rousing start at Marquette, beating Wisconsin with a tap in at the buzzer in just his fourth game.
    — Mike Hart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2022

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