awake
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Sometime after 3 a.m. that July 8, the roar of the incoming surge jolted Santosh Adhikari awake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
After arriving in the morning, the players stayed awake until evening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Somewhere very early, I learned that rattling meant somebody was awake.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
These are very brief bursts of brain activity that can interrupt the normal sleep cycle without causing someone to become fully awake.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
Slop poked me awake with his deer horns.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
The Amazon MGM film, which stars Ryan Gosling as a teacher-turned-astronaut who awakes on a spaceship with a mission to save Earth from a dimming sun, has earned nearly $257 million in total domestically.
From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026
When she awakes, he lies to her about what happened, and season one's cliffhanger ending leaves viewers with the strong impression that Ellie is well aware of the deception.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2025
But then they encounter an aswang, a Filipino vampire, who awakes in Farrah an ancient and terrifying power.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
When she awakes, her friends are gathered around her.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2023
Celia awakes to an ominous pattern of moonlight on her sheets.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
Satchell, who said the months at the Six Flags site were the highlight of her nursing career, told Dennis she’d awaked that morning sad to see it close.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2021
Thibault has discussed playing Delle Donne at multiple positions, even admitting he’s awaked in the middle of the night with new offensive ideas.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2017
Knaak said not once during this spell has he awaked wondering how to engage with fans that day.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2014
To longtime supporters, it was as if entire sections of the crowd had awaked from a 15-year coma.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2014
Retired worn out; slept soundly; awaked by mate telling me that both man of watch and steersman missing.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Residents in Kumamoto prefecture awoke on Wednesday to the aftermath of the quake, with images showing debris on the streets and collapsed buildings, including the worship hall of the 19th Century Yatshushiro Shrine.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The next morning, while the former chef was still in Palm Springs, the filing states that she awoke experiencing severe hemorrhaging and drove herself to the emergency room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
I awoke in Washington on a recent Thursday the proud owner of a pair of Donald Trump’s favorite shoes.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
"This awoke not just Michoacan, but all of Mexico," she told AFP while surrounded by bodyguards to keep would-be assassins at bay.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
She fell into a deep sleep and when she awoke, they were gone.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
GRENOBLE, France—One night last week, Tour de France leader Tadej Pogacar was fast asleep on the shores of Lake Geneva when he was suddenly awoken by a knock at his hotel-room door.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Sajili said he was awoken by a fellow passenger as the triple-decker ferry began to tilt precariously.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
The mother and father were awoken at 03:00 GMT to the fire and attempted to reach the back bedroom where the children were sleeping.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
Villagers have awoken to a replica pony standing tall in place of a bronze metal statue which was cut down to its hooves last summer.
From BBC ● May 30, 2025
She couldn’t believe that just a few days ago the Earth Mother had awoken and almost destroyed everything Piper held dear.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
I do luxuriate in awaking to no news deadlines, playing pickleball when court fees are low and cycling to the beach on a weekday morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
After awaking to his pet Labrador retriever “going crazy,” Huntington Beach resident Jim Sena went to check his backyard, where he spied a trio of raccoons.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2024
Anwar McQueen, a star guard who played on the 1992-93 team, recalls an episode when he overslept, awaking too late to make the team’s flight to Vero Beach, Fla., where they were to play games.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2022
After awaking, he tweeted that he was fortunate he fell ill in Britain instead of in the United States.
From Fox News ● Aug. 5, 2020
And now Dawn took her own fair throne, awaking the girl in the sweet gown, still charmed by dream.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
