wake up
Example Sentences
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"Andy Burnham needs to wake up and smell the landfill," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
"I go to bed and wake up thinking about how I'm going to pay," Claudia Debaste told AFP, referring to her credit card bill.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Sometimes I wonder what would happen if he didn’t wake up.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
What time do you get up on Mondays and what’s the first thing you do after you wake up?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
If it was a magical sleep, there was a very specific way to wake up a princess.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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