awaken from

Frequency: 7.010.2 per million words

Indicates emerging from a state like sleep or a dream.

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Examples (10)

  • She was just awakening from sleep when the alarm rang.
  • He awakened from a terrible nightmare, drenched in sweat.
  • The patient slowly awakened from the coma after weeks.
  • It felt like I was awakening from a long, strange dream.
  • The hero must awaken from his enchanted slumber to save the kingdom.
  • After the surgery, it took him a while to awaken from the anesthesia.
  • She abruptly awakened from her nap at the sound of the doorbell.
  • To awaken from a state of ignorance is the first step towards knowledge.
  • The whole town seemed to awaken from its winter hibernation as spring arrived.
  • He had just awakened from a deep sleep and was still groggy.