Example Sentences

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But now that Big Tech has awoken to the fact that these companies can get them the power they want in a palatable time frame, the sector should fare better than it has historically.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Over the last seven games, their offense has awoken.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2025

The scandal surrounding the icon has awoken a national debate about the Soviet dictator's legacy.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2024

And for weeks and months now, Palestinians and Jewish communities in the region and in diaspora — alongside others for whom transgenerational trauma has awoken — feel this exhaustion acutely.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023

Describe for me the beauty that has awoken such emotion in a soul as dull and muddy as thy own.

From Bubbles of the Foam by Bain, F. W. (Francis William)