waken

Example Sentences

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If, for example, they don’t waken spontaneously in the morning, have tantrums, can’t focus in school or are sleepy in the afternoons, they might not be getting enough sleep.

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2022

According to the officers’ lawsuit, police spent 40 minutes trying to waken the couple, including using their sirens.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2022

It may waken you in the middle of the night.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2013

And even if that cry doesn't waken slumbering spirits, at least it might trouble their sleep!

From The Guardian • May 22, 2013

Three men dragged an ammunition cart through the mob of bodies, hissing to waken the sleeping.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson