awakes
- present tense form of awake (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Ryan Gosling stars in the film as a teacher-turned-astronaut who awakes on a spaceship with a mission to save Earth from a sun-dimming phenomenon.
From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026
When she awakes, he lies to her about what happened, and season one's cliffhanger ending leaves viewers with the strong impression that Ellie is well aware of the deception.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025
In 2013, the artists Sam and Toby Alden posted a web comic in which Jon Arbuckle awakes to find himself inside of Garfield, and Garfield tells him, “I’m Sorry Jon. I was so hungry.”
From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024
When Phillips awakes, she’ll squeeze her eyes closed and try and coax the vision to return.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2023
‘What,’ Mangogul asks just before he awakes, ‘is this gigantic figure?’
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
