come awake

Frequency: 5.54.2 per million words

To suddenly become awake, often with a physical movement.

awakeVERB + awake (as adjective)

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Examples (10)

  • Claudia came awake slowly, blinking in the morning light.
  • With a sudden jolt, he came awake to the sound of the alarm.
  • The patient came awake in the recovery room, feeling groggy.
  • I must have dozed off, because I came awake with a start when the train stopped.
  • The cat came awake instantly when it heard the can opener.
  • She came awake to find a strange figure standing at the foot of her bed.
  • After a long, deep sleep, he finally came awake, feeling refreshed.
  • As the first rays of dawn touched her face, she began to come awake.
  • He came awake gasping, the remnants of a nightmare still clinging to him.
  • The whole city comes awake as the sun rises, filled with the sounds of traffic.