awoken

Example Sentences

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Sajili said he was awoken by a fellow passenger as the triple-decker ferry began to tilt precariously.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

The mother and father were awoken at 03:00 GMT to the fire and attempted to reach the back bedroom where the children were sleeping.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

They were awoken by neighbours, who knocked on their boat door at 04:20 GMT on Monday.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

He told them he narrowly escaped as flames swallowed their home, awoken by a neighbor who called his phone because they saw the house on fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

When she dropped by in the morning, Magic would often discover that Duane hadn’t yet awoken, and by “often,” I mean all the time, because Duane tended to sleep in.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el