awoke
Example Sentences
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A freshman at Harvard, I awoke on March 10, 2020, to an email telling undergraduates to vacate campus.
When I awoke again, it was still dark.
From Literature
I couldn’t remember what it was, but in the morning I awoke suddenly, my heart pounding and a sharp pain in my stomach.
From Literature
This morning, however, I awoke to a freezing house.
From MarketWatch
It was two in the morning when upstairs, Leah, Mother, and the girls awoke to the stomping sound of marching feet.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
