lie awake
Frequency: 8.218.3 per million words
To be in bed but unable to sleep.
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Examples (20)
- He would often lie awake at night, his mind buzzing with ideas.
- I used to lie awake at night worrying about it.
- She lay awake for hours, listening to the rain against the window.
- She would often lie awake, listening to the rain.
- Worrying about the exam caused me to lie awake all night.
- Sometimes, I just lie awake and stare at the ceiling.
- I hate lying awake in the dark when I can't switch my brain off.
- He couldn't sleep, so he lay awake for hours.
- After the scary movie, the children lay awake, too frightened to sleep.
- Despite being tired, she continued to lie awake.
- If you drink that much coffee, you'll lie awake until dawn.
- The thought of the upcoming exam made him lie awake.
- He lay awake in his bed, replaying the conversation in his head.
- Many parents lie awake thinking about their children's future.
- There's nothing worse than lying awake with a head full of regrets.
- After the news, she found herself lying awake until dawn.
- How many nights has he lain awake because of the pain in his back?
- Do you ever lie awake, wondering about the universe?
- They lay awake side-by-side, an unspoken tension between them.
- He spent most of the night lying awake, unable to clear his mind.