wakened

Example Sentences

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"We were wakened at 05:00 when the alarms went off and the lights were flashing in my room," one resident told BBC Scotland.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2023

“Had that other player not been wakened by him falling, he may not have made it,” Beck said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 16, 2022

Digital citizens and consumers must be wakened from their slumber, privacy advocates believe, and give thought to the security of their personal information, and how they are surrendering themselves to the power of their spies.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2022

Uday Ibrahim Ali, a generator repairman, is routinely wakened for urgent fixes in Basra’s Zubair neighborhood.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2021

The next morning, dawn had barely touched the sky before the working sounds of the Glade wakened Thomas from the deepest slumber since he’d arrived.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner