awaken

Example Sentences

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But it was on one of these “trapping” runs that I got my third lesson, or awakening.

From Literature

We encounter creation—God’s relation to the world—as something given: not something we authored, but the condition in which we awaken.

From The Wall Street Journal

"There has been a political awakening among younger people," she added, saying people were "very curious" about the parties, policies and candidates.

From Barron's

When sleep is repeatedly disrupted by frequent awakenings, shorter sleep duration, or pauses in breathing, the cardiovascular system loses critical recovery time.

From Science Daily

"We used to think of the time before the genome awakens as a period of chaos," explains Noura Maziak, lead author of the study.

From Science Daily