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awake

[uh-wayk] / əˈweɪk /






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Being tired going to bed really helped my sleeping hours and meant I was never kept awake worrying about what was going wrong at work.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Once awake, Matt gazes at Dr. Corr in weepy admiration; she stares back at him neutrally.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

These electrical signals change depending on whether the brain is awake, dreaming or experiencing deep sleep.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Moore reminds us why we lie awake at night, convincing ourselves there might be more to life.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

From now on I’ll stay awake so I can report every little detail back to Meadowlark.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

This is the stage set for the release of Caro Claire Burke’s debut novel “Yesteryear,” a satirical thriller in which Christian tradwife influencer Natalie awakes in an 1855 homestead with no explanation and no escape.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

Ryan Gosling stars in the film as a teacher-turned-astronaut who awakes on a spaceship with a mission to save Earth from a sun-dimming phenomenon.

From Barron's ● Mar. 22, 2026

When she awakes, he lies to her about what happened, and season one's cliffhanger ending leaves viewers with the strong impression that Ellie is well aware of the deception.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2025

When Phillips awakes, she’ll squeeze her eyes closed and try and coax the vision to return.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2023

Celia awakes to an ominous pattern of moonlight on her sheets.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

It was 8 a.m. in Omsk when Tatiana was awaked by a phone call.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Satchell, who said the months at the Six Flags site were the highlight of her nursing career, told Dennis she’d awaked that morning sad to see it close.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2021

A few minutes earlier, Tangie Griffin had awaked to screaming; she was used to young Shaquem crying when he bumped his partially developed left hand.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2018

Knaak said not once during this spell has he awaked wondering how to engage with fans that day.

From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2014

Later.—I must have fallen asleep, for I was awaked by Mina, who was sitting up in bed, with a startled look on her face.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

Residents in Kumamoto prefecture awoke on Wednesday to the aftermath of the quake, with images showing debris on the streets and collapsed buildings, including the worship hall of the 19th Century Yatshushiro Shrine.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

The next morning, while the former chef was still in Palm Springs, the filing states that she awoke experiencing severe hemorrhaging and drove herself to the emergency room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

I awoke in Washington on a recent Thursday the proud owner of a pair of Donald Trump’s favorite shoes.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

"This awoke not just Michoacan, but all of Mexico," she told AFP while surrounded by bodyguards to keep would-be assassins at bay.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

When they awoke on April 11, their hearts sank.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

"Young people have awoken for our parents, too," Billa told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

GRENOBLE, France—One night last week, Tour de France leader Tadej Pogacar was fast asleep on the shores of Lake Geneva when he was suddenly awoken by a knock at his hotel-room door.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Sajili said he was awoken by a fellow passenger as the triple-decker ferry began to tilt precariously.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

They were awoken by neighbours, who knocked on their boat door at 04:20 GMT on Monday.

From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025

Darwin’s “considerable relief” could not have been long-lived; he would soon be awoken from his “mad dream.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

I do luxuriate in awaking to no news deadlines, playing pickleball when court fees are low and cycling to the beach on a weekday morning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

After awaking to his pet Labrador retriever “going crazy,” Huntington Beach resident Jim Sena went to check his backyard, where he spied a trio of raccoons.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2024

Anwar McQueen, a star guard who played on the 1992-93 team, recalls an episode when he overslept, awaking too late to make the team’s flight to Vero Beach, Fla., where they were to play games.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2022

After awaking, he tweeted that he was fortunate he fell ill in Britain instead of in the United States.

From Fox News ● Aug. 5, 2020

And now Dawn took her own fair throne, awaking the girl in the sweet gown, still charmed by dream.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer


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