awoken
- past participle of awake.
Example Sentences
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GRENOBLE, France—One night last week, Tour de France leader Tadej Pogacar was fast asleep on the shores of Lake Geneva when he was suddenly awoken by a knock at his hotel-room door.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Sajili said he was awoken by a fellow passenger as the triple-decker ferry began to tilt precariously.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
The mother and father were awoken at 03:00 GMT to the fire and attempted to reach the back bedroom where the children were sleeping.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
At about 04:00 GMT the following morning, Ms Staddon told nurses she had awoken to find Brendon "cold".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2025
When she had awoken to the shrill scream of the smoke detector, she ran from room to room looking for him, for Lexie, for Moody.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
