barely awake

Frequency: 6.78.1 per million words

Only just conscious; almost asleep.

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Examples (10)

  • When my alarm rang at 5 a.m., I was barely awake.
  • He stumbled into the kitchen for his morning coffee, still barely awake.
  • The child was barely awake when we lifted him from the car seat to his bed.
  • After the all-night study session, the students were barely awake during the exam.
  • She listened to the late-night radio show, barely awake but enjoying the music.
  • The patient was barely awake following the surgery, responding only to his name.
  • "Good morning," he mumbled, his eyes half-closed and barely awake.
  • I was so tired that I was barely awake enough to brush my teeth before collapsing into bed.
  • He tried to follow the conversation but was barely awake after the long journey.
  • The driver, barely awake, pulled over to the side of the road for a quick nap.