awoke

Example Sentences

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A Rip Van Winkle who slept through the last half-century and awoke on Monday, Oct.

From Salon

At long last, it awoke the Dodgers’ lineup from its recent slumber, preceding another two-run rally in the eighth.

From Los Angeles Times

When she awoke unexpectedly, he ran away nervously.

From Los Angeles Times

Dazed survivors of a pair of major earthquakes in the southern Philippines awoke on Saturday to scenes of devastation, after hundreds of aftershocks rocked the region overnight.

From Barron's

But in the middle of the night her mother awoke to a series of "disturbing" messages from her daughter, who had left their home, "which gave her an immediate cause for concern".

From BBC