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

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

So why, in this glum post-“Walking Dead” era, awaken our much-loved caveman from a good death to such a miserable half-life?

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

Guardiola tried to awaken the visitors with a double substitution at half-time, introducing Nico O'Riley and Raya Cherki.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

It was a cool dark summer night in the first days of blueberry picking time, and Omakayas had just fallen asleep when something made her awaken, a dream or a sound.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich