- present tense form of awaken (3rd person singular).
awakens
Example Sentences
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Before leaving the village for the modern world, Yuru awakens Left and Right, two statues that have marked the entrance to the village.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
The morning after giving birth, June awakens in her bed to find her baby gone; Bethel and Beauty are at the kitchen table in tears.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
"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 ● Feb. 27, 2026
Our dogs should be eating “real” food, they say, ideally raw meat—an “ancestral diet” that awakens their inner wolf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
He awakens to tires crossing highway seams: Click-click.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
