wide-awake

Example Sentences

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But he told AFP he still wakes up sometimes in the middle of the night "wide awake thinking about this piece."

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

For the duration of the procedure the client is wide awake, having had low levels of local anaesthetic injected into the skin and the deeper tissue beneath.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

Since then, I’ve asked it about helping with a nap schedule and used it as a sounding board to complain at 2 a.m. when my baby is wide awake — and I’m not alone.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2025

“People aren’t just independently jumping in their car wide awake — it’s chaos.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025

They would be wide awake, or at least Mother would be.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly