- present tense form of awaken (3rd person singular).
awakens
Example Sentences
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When she awakens in a hospital room two days later, there’s been no ransom note, no explanation about where she went or why.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
"We used to think of the time before the genome awakens as a period of chaos," explains Noura Maziak, lead author of the study.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2026
"But when someone encounters us... when our message touches something deep within them, when it awakens the peace that has always lived quietly in their own heart -- something sacred begins to unfold."
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
What begins as a story of reinvention turns darkly operatic when their music awakens something hungry in the Delta night.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2025
In this revised version, a hydrogen bomb test awakens a giant fire-breathing mutant, which then rises out of the sea and marches into Tokyo.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
