awaken

Her glimpses of the uncanny awaken dormant instincts of motherhood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

A fast, he insisted, was not blackmail but an act of suffering intended to awaken rather than coerce.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

Lestat is handsome and wealthy, with extraordinary powers and musical talent so undeniable that they awaken the queen of vampires.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 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

Then I’d awaken the girls and we’d eat breakfast together—usually fruit, cereal, toast, and maybe homemade applesauce.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

This relic of combustion awakens in the morning with the refinement of a coffee grinder, winding at around 3,000 rpm until the catalytic converter heats up and the revs fall back to idle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 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

Glinda meanwhile has become the poster girl of the Wizard's regime -- a position that brings her privilege and popularity, but also awakens guilt and shame, stemming from her childhood.

From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025

And he awakens and is fine for forty or so yards.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

I used to vacation in a cabin on Narragansett Bay where I was typically awakened to a symphony of gulls and other birds; I’d often wondered if other jazz musicians saw possibilities in these sounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Like Harvey, Williams was asleep when she was awakened by a phone call from her husband, who was out of town.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

His folk-singer brother first awakened his interest in politics while being "asked to leave" grammar school for "messing about" deepened his dislike of authority.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

"By putting your own life on the line, you awakened the conscience of an entire nation," Dipke, 30, said in a social media post, referring to Wangchuk.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

Her mother, who’d wept half the night, was still in bed nursing the baby, so Lupita awakened Salvador and told him that food was ready.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty

The loss to Oregon last season served as a rude awakening for USC and Maiava, a reminder of how far both still had to go before reaching their potential.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

“In my mind, that was the great awakening nationally for private label,” Volpe said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

“She has a rude awakening when it comes to trying to re-enter the job market,” showrunner Ben Kronengold said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Cservenka and OSU colleagues Julia Donner and Alexia Obrochta focused on what is commonly known as CAR, or the cortisol awakening response.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

Like an old cat, she slept more and more, some days awakening only to move into a new patch of sun and fall asleep again.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein