awaken

Example Sentences

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A similarly unexpected political awakening seemed to be happening just down the street at Downey City Hall, on the other side of the political aisle.

From Los Angeles Times

Did the magic awaken because he was near?

From Literature

"The victims we have spoken to tell us that he spent a lot of time helping them to learn foreign languages, awakening their sense of culture... He has a complex personality," the prosecutor said.

From BBC

The Midwest was not a great environment for Wolny as a young person before coming out, and moving to California was an awakening.

From MarketWatch

Yes, young man, to this day I know I wouldn’t have ever awakened in the glory of this world again if she hadn’t called for that water.

From Literature