awake
Example Sentences
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Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn told Daily Mail Sport he was on a family holiday and "awoke to the news of this incident".
From Barron's
The mother and father were awoken at 03:00 GMT to the fire and attempted to reach the back bedroom where the children were sleeping.
From BBC
Jefferson dreams himself into a restaurant, summoning a waiter—“Garçon, where is the Bordelaise sauce?”— and reaching, blissfully, for another pour of wine, before he is jolted awake.
From Salon
They were awoken by neighbours, who knocked on their boat door at 04:20 GMT on Monday.
From BBC
Though on this last “Stranger Things” press tour, I needed coffee because I wouldn’t be able to stay awake.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
