waking

Example Sentences

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Learner driver Emma told the BBC she was waking up at 05:30 every Monday to try to book a test only to find herself in a queue of thousands.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“And judging by Monday’s price action, this is certainly not looking like a bundle of joy for Korean investors waking up to find their market at the epicenter of the global AI unwind.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Richard Choi spent much of the past nearly 37 years waking up at 3 a.m. to make it to Radio Korea in time to give the morning broadcast.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

What time do you get up on Mondays and what’s the first thing that you do after waking up?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

She dozed fitfully during the day and night that followed, waking several times with the excitement of some new detail about our work in Holland or Germany.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom