awaken

Example Sentences

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In wet winters, the valleys beyond town awaken in color as sand verbena, desert sunflower, evening primrose and pincushion gather in brief, luminous blooms across the desert floor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

We encounter creation—God’s relation to the world—as something given: not something we authored, but the condition in which we awaken.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 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 whispered her name, trying not to awaken anyone.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler