awaken

Example Sentences

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Coop’s larcenous ways awaken something in him that the straight-laced corporate life had repressed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 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

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

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Goalkeeper Pope had to make big saves to deny both Lucas Paqueta and Max Kilman, before West Ham levelled, but those warnings failed to awaken Newcastle from their slumber.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

She shook Neeley gently to awaken him and told him the same thing.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith