awakening

Example Sentences

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A similarly unexpected political awakening seemed to be happening just down the street at Downey City Hall, on the other side of the political aisle.

From Los Angeles Times

"The victims we have spoken to tell us that he spent a lot of time helping them to learn foreign languages, awakening their sense of culture... He has a complex personality," the prosecutor said.

From BBC

The Midwest was not a great environment for Wolny as a young person before coming out, and moving to California was an awakening.

From MarketWatch

When he talks of flourishing, he talks of vitality and awakening, but also of slowing down and relaxing.

From The Wall Street Journal

He found himself awakening with a jolt under the stars, roused by his own voice speaking aloud, “Left, left, right…” In the end, they stayed awake, staring up at the sky.

From Literature