keep awake

Frequency: 8.016.1 per million words

To make an effort to remain in a state of not being asleep.

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Examples (10)

  • Driving long distances requires you to keep awake.
  • I tried to keep awake during the boring lecture by doodling in my notebook.
  • She drank coffee to help her keep awake for her night shift.
  • Keeping awake all night to finish the project was a real challenge.
  • If you want to keep awake, try splashing some cold water on your face.
  • How do you manage to keep awake after such a big lunch?
  • The students were struggling to keep awake in the warm classroom.
  • It's hard to keep awake when the movie is so slow.
  • The soldiers had to keep awake while on guard duty.
  • He'll need a lot of caffeine to keep awake for the entire study session.