woke
verb
a simple past tense of wake.
wokeness
-
a word derived from
woke.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Ms. Truschke’s book is quirky and flirts with wokeness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
I feel like I have to tell you, that’s not at all what wokeness means to a lot of other people—
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2023
One problem with assessing the rise and fall of wokeness is that the term is vacuous to the point of being meaningless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
As of this writing, the group has cataloged twelve individual instances of wokeness.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2022
I couldn’t help but think of Ricky Gervais and his comments on wokeness and cancel culture.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2022
