- past participle of awake.
awoken
Example Sentences
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But the mixture of "tinder dry" pine and intense heat helped upend things on day five when the family was awoken on Friday morning.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
GRENOBLE, France—One night last week, Tour de France leader Tadej Pogacar was fast asleep on the shores of Lake Geneva when he was suddenly awoken by a knock at his hotel-room door.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Sajili said he was awoken by a fellow passenger as the triple-decker ferry began to tilt precariously.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
At about 04:00 GMT the following morning, Ms Staddon told nurses she had awoken to find Brendon "cold".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2025
Harry tried to recall what he had been dreaming about before he had awoken.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
