awaken

Example Sentences

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"Participation in the nationalist movement was not only a catalyst for the political awakening of Indian women," Ms Bhatnagar says.

From BBC

The Eddie Murphy vehicle chronicles a hotshot advertising executive’s rude awakening after a merger leaves him with a new boss.

From The Wall Street Journal

The tea Natalie has brought her seems to have knocked her out, and she awakens to discover the horrific image of her progeny turned into food.

From New York Times

But Nordean did have an awakening about it all, an insight, a moment of bitter clarity of the sort that eventually, God help us, will dawn on more of this polarized country.

From Seattle Times

Shauna passes out and awakens — after a fever dream in which she sees the girls covered in blood — frantically asking for her baby.

From Los Angeles Times