waking up
Example Sentences
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"They fly overhead, whether we're waking up in the morning -- at 7 am even -- or when we're going to bed, they're always flying about. So no-one's safe."
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
He built the sets excitedly and diligently charged his smart bricks overnight, waking up early to play with them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Other symptoms include waking up a lot, loud snoring and gasping, snorting or choking.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Matthew Rhys and Stephen Root lead Apple TV’s series set on a New England isWeland that’s waking up just in time to greet tourists with strange supernatural events.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
What did they mean?—noticing them, thinking about them, waking up, for God’s sake.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
