awake

Example Sentences

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A freshman at Harvard, I awoke on March 10, 2020, to an email telling undergraduates to vacate campus.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sun just barely awake sets in a blaze sandwiched between vast grey sky and vast grey sea.

From Salon

They come while you are awake, come with your eyes open, and are completely real.

From Literature

She was awake but did not want the fish I brought her or any of the meat the plane had dropped or the rice and blueberry cakes I had stored away for myself.

From Literature

Let's Go Hydro's Pete Boyle said the thought of someone getting into difficulty in the water kept him awake at night.

From BBC