I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and new. From LearnThat.org. [Ralph Waldo Emerson]
Verb (used with object), verb (used without object) : I awoke at six with a feeling of dread. ,His flagging interest awoke. ,She awoke to the realities of life. From Dictionary.com.
Adjective : They were awake to the danger. From Dictionary.com.
The shadow I saw in her expression awoke a twinge of the old uneasiness. From Wordnik.com. [Dread Companion]
One-sided coverage of the girl who awoke from a coma at a Bryan Adams concert. From Wordnik.com. [IsThatLegal?] Reference
Culler said nothing as he awoke from a drugged slumber, taking in his surroundings. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2007 » August : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
Cassy awoke from a short nap, got up from the bed, and went to the large, multipaned window. From Wordnik.com. [Invasion]
About 8 in the morning I awoke from a deep sleep on my porch swing which was covered in hair. From Wordnik.com. [Scene-Stealers readers respond with scary drunk stories! » Scene-Stealers] Reference
Amanda awoke from a deep slumber and saw that her alarm clock would be going off in ten minutes. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2010 » February : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
The name awoke Dick's recollection; and he instantly broke the wax and read the contents of the letter. From Wordnik.com. [The Black Arrow] Reference
She kissed us both, and was gone from our eyes before I awoke from the dream into which she had thrown me. From Wordnik.com. [Oldtown Folks] Reference
The name awoke the senses of the trembling girl, and instantly she knew the man who had spoken to be Lon Cronk. From Wordnik.com. [From the Valley of the Missing] Reference
Shouts, cheers, blessings on his name awoke in answer, as unfalteringly, as bravely as those of the advancing foes. From Wordnik.com. [The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History] Reference
The name awoke some recollection of the past in Erica, and, as she kissed the little girl, she looked at her closely. From Wordnik.com. [We Two, a novel] Reference
– Was awoke from a restless sleep by the entrance of my maid – a soldier's wife – with her apron over her eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Journal Kept During The Russian War: From The Departure Of The Army From England In April 1854, To The Fall Of Sebastopol] Reference
This call awoke Alexandre de Beauharnais from the dreamy repose to which he had abandoned himself during the last months. From Wordnik.com. [Empress Josephine An historical sketch of the days of Napoleon] Reference
In a small building nearby, Mohammad Arif, a police captain who had been on duty since the previous morning, awoke from a nap. From Wordnik.com. [In Pakistan, religious shrines step up security against attacks] Reference
Our calls awoke some one and we were bidden to enter. From Wordnik.com. [Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska] Reference
The trolley dilemma awoke us from our dogmatic slumber. From Wordnik.com. [Trolleyology and morals] Reference
When Call awoke the second time, they were farther down the slope. From Wordnik.com. [Dead Man’s Walk] Reference
"The beating?" interrupted Melissa, in whom this word awoke old memories. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works] Reference
Her glacial expression awoke the first inklings of understanding in his brain. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady of Expectations]
That word awoke the entire company, and with it they found out who the intruder was. From Wordnik.com. [The Gypsies] Reference
This name awoke in her a painful memory, the memory of that waltz the evening before. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Ah! that name awoke a new chord of recollection -- the casket, she had it with her yet. From Wordnik.com. [The Midnight Queen] Reference
That word awoke her in the morning, and caused her to decide upon this important subject. From Wordnik.com. [Clotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States. By William Wells Brown, A Fugitive Slave, Author of "Three Years in Europe." With a Sketch of the Author's Life] Reference
No call awoke the echoes; yet suddenly the night grew tense and the jungle held its breath. From Wordnik.com. [Conan of Cimmeria]
The trumpet's loud call awoke every sleeper in the city of Brussels a little after midnight. From Wordnik.com. [Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History] Reference
Mary Gold just awoke from a much needed nap. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Bit of Paris] Reference
The echo of a name awoke. From Wordnik.com. [Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I.] Reference
– Again awoke by the guns. From Wordnik.com. [Journal Kept During The Russian War: From The Departure Of The Army From England In April 1854, To The Fall Of Sebastopol] Reference
The phrase awoke something in Elsa's mind. From Wordnik.com. [Parrot & Co.] Reference
Then he kind of awoke under a dog pile of teammates. From Wordnik.com. [Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines] Reference
Blest —” But this expression awoke the poet in him, and he rhapsodised. From Wordnik.com. [Shallow Soil] Reference
When I awoke, I felt almost like a normal person again. From Wordnik.com. [My Ordeal] Reference
Ahounta Djimdoumalbaye awoke before sunrise with his three fellow hunters. From Wordnik.com. [All In The Family] Reference
On September 11 of that year I awoke early, with thoughts turning to my dad. From Wordnik.com. [Why I'll Always Wave The Flag of My Father] Reference
After he awoke from a drug-induced blackout, he found his roommates beaten and dead. From Wordnik.com. [Pardon Me, Governor Wilder] Reference
On June 22, Norma McCorvey awoke in the middle of the night and felt a spiritual presence. From Wordnik.com. [Roe V. Roe] Reference
Forty-six years later to the day, his daughter Qubilah, 4, awoke to another burning house. From Wordnik.com. [The Fire This Time] Reference
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