awaken

Example Sentences

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She saw the corporate demos as tools to awaken Xerox to the corporate value of the work being done at PARC.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 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

Guardiola tried to awaken the visitors with a double substitution at half-time, introducing Nico O'Riley and Raya Cherki.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 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

I didn’t awaken until late the next morning after long hours of deep, unbroken sleep.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler