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
It’s hard for us to discuss terms like wokeness because there seems to be such a wide disparity in what people mean when they say it.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 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
The “Game of Thrones” star was discussing wokeness in the context of comedy on Monday’s edition of the “WTF With Marc Maron” podcast when the conversation turned to confused thinking in the entertainment industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2022
