awoke

Example Sentences

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"This awoke not just Michoacan, but all of Mexico," she told AFP while surrounded by bodyguards to keep would-be assassins at bay.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Toni Morrison wrote before dawn, before her children awoke and she had to go to her publishing job.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The defendant said he awoke and went to the living room where his friend was asleep on the sofa and the complainant was awake sitting in a chair.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

A freshman at Harvard, I awoke on March 10, 2020, to an email telling undergraduates to vacate campus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

When she awoke, it was still night and, though she couldn't say why, her heart was racing.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish