awake
Example Sentences
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AFP journalists in Kyiv reported a night of intense explosions that kept many in the capital awake.
From Barron's
“Melatonin is what makes you sleepy. The effect of the blue light is that it makes you more awake and alert.”
For months, Jessica Newman has jolted awake gasping in the darkness at 5 a.m., just as she did on Jan. 8.
From Los Angeles Times
"I'm awake, but I'm not jittery," she says of the drink.
From BBC
The five tenants also had to put up with a faulty ventilation system that was so noisy it kept them awake at night and caused mould.
From BBC
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