woken
Example Sentences
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The August 2024 incident started shortly after the women were woken up for the day.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
Because the alternative, as I have learned so many times, is to get woken at 4 a.m. by the previous guest’s unreasonably early alarm setting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Issa and his wife were in bed with their grandson on the second floor just after 3 a.m. that Sunday when they were woken by a loud crash outside.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Cullen said she had woken up on Sunday morning "full of anticipation for events happening for International Women's Day" but she was then told about what had happened.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
Michael had woken up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and had seen Ridge asleep, a sheen of sweat on his forehead, with his thumb resting on the scanner.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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