awaken

Example Sentences

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I always have on my bedside table a book that I read before going to sleep and, again, if I awaken in the middle of the night.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

So why, in this glum post-“Walking Dead” era, awaken our much-loved caveman from a good death to such a miserable half-life?

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

In other words, to turn on and awaken their inner potential, tune in to the state of society around them and to drop out of social norms of the time.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026

Impassively he stood there against the wall, in the shadow of the flickering candle, seemingly trying to awaken himself from some bad dream, some nightmare.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane