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
Wisconsin had awoken a sleeping giant on UCLA’s roster that late January day at Pauley Pavilion.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025
Over the last seven games, their offense has awoken.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2025
As he leapt the wreckage of armor, Harry heard more shouts and screams; other people within the castle seemed to have awoken...
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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