awoken
Example Sentences
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Ifunanya Nwangene was asleep last Saturday morning in her ground-floor apartment in Nigeria's capital city when she was awoken at around 08:00 by a searing pain on her wrist.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 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
Palace night duty manager Abel Clarke said his room was above the golden toilet exhibition and that he was awoken by a fire alarm.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025
The camera peers into his apartment as he is awoken by an urgent call about the pope’s death.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2025
But shortly after Frank had limped out, the griffin had awoken.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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