awaken

Example Sentences

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In wet winters, the valleys beyond town awaken in color as sand verbena, desert sunflower, evening primrose and pincushion gather in brief, luminous blooms across the desert floor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

But once the hero returns, and Dejanira’s suspicions awaken when she sees the lovely Iole, the character’s music demands more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Once traders sense blood in the water, Treasuries should awaken.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

He would help Unai build a project, awaken the giant.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

It would awaken the nation to the power of architecture to conjure beauty from stone and steel.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson