wake up
Example Sentences
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"Every day, I wake up wondering whether the situation will de-escalate or worsen," said Mustafa Mohamed, a 39-year-old Sudanese accountant in the Gulf country.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
She has four alarms to wake up, one to get dressed, another to pack her work bag, and so on.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
“To really wake up the public — the General Assembly and Capitol Square crowd — we had to go to the direct democracy route with a constitutional amendment,” Owens said.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
“We’ll get into a fight,” she said, “and I’ll wake up to a Substack article about it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
“It’s the best thing for your mind and your body. You sleep and we’ll see how you are when you wake up in the morning.”
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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