awoke
Example Sentences
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"This awoke not just Michoacan, but all of Mexico," she told AFP while surrounded by bodyguards to keep would-be assassins at bay.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
The defendant said he awoke and went to the living room where his friend was asleep on the sofa and the complainant was awake sitting in a chair.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Dharmendra Prasad, a 37-year-old taxi driver living far below the lake in the town of Rangpo Forest, awoke to a commotion, as townspeople desperately scrambled to get to higher ground.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
In the morning, I awoke to a GoFundMe started in the Van Der Beek family’s name.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026
On February 20, the crew awoke to find that their floe had been invaded by an enormous flock of Adélie penguins migrating north.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
