awaken

Example Sentences

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Here we are, 11 years later, still living in the surreality we first experienced on that day — like a nightmare from which we can’t awaken.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 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

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

Maybe it will awaken a sleeping American public.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

There is enough magic in starlight to content a baby and fill its belly, and in large enough quantities, starlight can awaken the best in that baby’s heart and soul and mind.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill