How to Use awaken in a Sentence

awaken

verb
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  • A loud noise awakened her.
  • She usually awakens several times during the night.
  • The items in your home need to awaken something in you.
    — Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The sounds of the Shofar are said to awaken the soul to repent.
    — Joshua Gunter, cleveland, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The angel would like to stay, awaken the dead and make whole what has been smashed.
    — New York Times, 30 Nov. 2021
  • The next morning, he was awakened not by a dream, but by the pain, which soon ebbed.
    — Steven Petrow, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
  • So how do the stars veil dark circles and awaken tired eyes?
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 27 July 2023
  • He was awaken by the car’s alarm outside of his room at 6 a.m. Sept. 10.
    — cleveland, 17 Sep. 2021
  • So that night, the refugees spread out across the deck to find some rest, only to awaken to the sight of the Libyan coastline.
    — Kenneth R. Rosen, The New Republic, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Graham then went to sleep and was awakened at 2:30 p.m. by a phone call.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The victim, awakened by the noise, grabbed a rifle and shot at the would-be home invaders.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2023
  • In the 1930s, the police chief kept a list of people to awaken in case of northern lights.
    — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 8 May 2022
  • The moon’s clash with Pluto awakens feelings of guilt and shame.
    — USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
  • He was awakened about 3:12 a.m. by a popping sound and saw a glow from the middle deck.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
  • On my father’s last night in the Wooden House he was awakened by a weight at the edge of his bed.
    — Michael W. Clune, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
  • What Hinch needs even more is for his offense to awaken.
    — Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2021
  • Your passions awaken over the next six weeks, with Mars in Libra.
    — Nancy Black, cleveland, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Your hair won't feel a thing, but its zesty notes still manage to awaken the senses.
    — Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Residents told The Post they were awakened by an arc flash and strong winds in the early hours of Aug. 8.
    — Brianna Sacks and Anumita Kaur The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 21 Apr. 2024
  • Have you been awakened just after 4 in the morning by the clamorous dong-dong-dong of a light rail horn?
    — Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 24 May 2024
  • The Panthers awakened from a first-quarter slumber to dominate the rest of the way to earn the 2A title.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 3 Mar. 2023
  • This gift is perfect for teens who want to awaken feeling fab, fit and fun.
    — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 3 Dec. 2022
  • In a game delayed nearly an hour by rain, the A’s hitters took some time to awaken.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Shauna awakens from it to find her friend frozen to death outside.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • Hubbard said she was awakened by their chants that were shouted through a bullhorn to the beat of a drum.
    — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2024
  • At dawn one morning, we were awakened by the screech of a patrol wagon pulling up next to us.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Amid an eruption of fireworks above the Las Vegas Strip, the Sphere awakened.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
  • There’s something to awaken your spirit or sing you to sweet dreams.
    — Tara Aquino, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2022
  • By the time the 2020 election rolled around, the political establishment had awakened and thrown its entire weight behind Joe Biden.
    — Connor Okeeffe, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
  • By hesitating to attack his father, Prince Durin allows the king to finally dig deep enough to awaken the Balrog.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024

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