awaken

Example Sentences

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"Some officials in the United States still have yet to awaken from their escapist and anachronistic dream," she said.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

"I knew we were a sleeping giant that we needed to awaken in some way."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Daily, she would awaken as early as 5 a.m. to review homework assignments before beginning class at 7 a.m. at Hesperia High.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Brown kiwis have been reintroduced to a “newly stoat-free Wellington suburb,” where residents now awaken every morning to the screeches and songs of native parrots, pigeons and tuis.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Their stillness is the reason why these memories of former times do not awaken desire so much as sorrow—a vast, inapprehensible melancholy.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque