wake up
Example Sentences
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"Every day, I wake up wondering whether the situation will de-escalate or worsen," said Mustafa Mohamed, a 39-year-old Sudanese accountant in the Gulf country.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
“To really wake up the public — the General Assembly and Capitol Square crowd — we had to go to the direct democracy route with a constitutional amendment,” Owens said.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
We're the ones who wake up early, who come back home late.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
“We’ll get into a fight,” she said, “and I’ll wake up to a Substack article about it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
I needed to change and wake up Mom.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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