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

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

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Researchers are exploring whether the two effects can be combined: an mRNA vaccine to awaken the immune system, and another to guide its attack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

He would help Unai build a project, awaken the giant.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

I fall asleep in the midst of these vain prayers, and when I awaken, my knees ache from the cold stone floor and my hands are numb.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein