awaken

Example Sentences

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When sleep is repeatedly disrupted by frequent awakenings, shorter sleep duration, or pauses in breathing, the cardiovascular system loses critical recovery time.

From Science Daily

"We used to think of the time before the genome awakens as a period of chaos," explains Noura Maziak, lead author of the study.

From Science Daily

Doctors lacked advanced medical tools, so a corpse was watched for three days to be certain it did not awaken.

From Literature

It seemed like I had barely closed my eyes when I was awakened by Papa shaking me.

From Literature

All the gold and magic must have awakened them from their winter sleep.

From Literature