awaken

Example Sentences

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"I knew we were a sleeping giant that we needed to awaken in some way."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

"The pope is maybe the only person who can awaken the conscience a little bit of all the people who have harmed this territory," local worshipper Giuseppina De Francesco, 60, told AFP.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

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

But once the hero returns, and Dejanira’s suspicions awaken when she sees the lovely Iole, the character’s music demands more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

They were riding down Gramercy Road now, and Mr. Singh started to turn toward the back of the van to awaken Julian.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg