waking up

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

If people happily complain about waking up the next day with sore feet, then it was a good day.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

What did they mean?—noticing them, thinking about them, waking up, for God’s sake.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng