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

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

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Anyway, some are now waking up to a new and unhappy reality.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

‘If any one of them is waking up, he will gobble you down before you can say knack jife,’ the BFG answered, grinning hugely.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl