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Examples of awaken in a Sentence
She usually awakens several times during the night.
A loud noise awakened her.
Recent Examples of awaken from the Web
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Ron Dunbar, who live across the street from the house that caught fire in the 15500 block of South Hamlin Avenue, said he was awakened by fire engine sirens about 6:15 a.m. Monday.
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Moss was awakened from her sleep Wednesday night when a Cleveland police officer pounded on her door.
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That first night, I was awakened by the sound of her crunching kibble.
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Sometimes they are even awakened during the night by the urge to urinate.
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Elijah Kues was asleep at at his friend Eric Hamilton's home in Marengo when he was awakened by the explosion, which shook the house and blew out the front door.
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San Diego police were called to the Haynes’ house on Nov. 28, 2014, shortly after 3 a.m. David Haynes, an emergency room doctor who worked for 20 years in Yuma, Ariz., was awakened in his home by the sound of a gunshot and went to investigate.
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They were awakened by his son screaming and the dog growling, Hoffmeyer said.
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Origin and Etymology of awaken
Middle English, from Old English awæcnian, from a- + wæcnian to waken
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