awake

Example Sentences

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The nuns stay awake until everyone is home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"We found that caffeine can reverse these disruptions at both the molecular and behavioral levels. Its ability to do so suggests that caffeine's benefits may extend beyond simply helping us stay awake."

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

Three weeks in, Keenan was brought out of the coma but on the fourth day of being awake, he suffered a cardiac arrest.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The old-school kind where everybody is mostly well-behaved and polite, and the audience scrolls on their phones to stay awake.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Handsome, now fully awake, addressed his friend in a most solemn tone of voice.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el