How to Use wake in a Sentence

wake

1 of 2 verb

• She can never remember her dreams upon waking.
• The squalling of a blue jay wakes me.
  — Ralph Tuttle, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
• Bundy, to be clear, has not gone woke.
  — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
• Some species wake with the sun and sleep with the moon.
  — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
• This wakes my kids who start crying.
  — Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
• And our country will be woke no longer.
  — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
• That one near the end of the half woke Hall up.
  — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
• That spike wakes you up hours too early.
  — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
• This one still wakes me up at night sometimes.
  — Kati Weis, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
• Much of the metro area should wake to a sunny day with light winds.
  — oregonlive, 12 July 2023
• Maybe this will be the thing that finally wakes them up.
  — S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
• Night sweats may wake you in the early morning hours.
  — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 4 June 2026
• The name of the person who woke him up was redacted.
  — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
• Avoid your phone for the first hour after waking.
  — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
• Avoid your phone for the first hour after waking.
  — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
• Just be sure to let your neighbors know to wake you when the drink cart comes by.
  — Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
• Then all that’s left to do is wake, cook, drizzle syrup on top and dive in.
  — Karla Walsh, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
• It's been a while since any boat wakes disturbed the water.
  — John Ramos, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
• Overton still sleeps with his door open and wakes at every sound.
  — Joe Heim, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
• And then, an hour had passed and my guide was knocking at the door to wake me up.
  — Christine Sarkis, USA Today, 13 June 2026
• The sudden clack of the key hitting the plate would wake him.
  — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
• Other times, they were woken by loud bangs.
  — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
• Free time is expensive, let’s wake it up.
  — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
• Keep your sleep and wake times consistent.
  — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 14 May 2026
• Guests can sleep and wake to desert views in the property's adobe homes.
  — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2024
• It's been a long time since anyone blamed hip-hop for being too woke.
  — Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
• Weiss will never be woke enough for her critics, and that’s a good thing.
  — Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
• The goal is to keep the grass alive, not wake it from dormancy or green it up.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
• When Raúl woke us, the stark light of day cast long shadows against the walls.
  — Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
• Spread over him and shoved him forward, and he was woken by a screech and a howl.
  — Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026

wake

2 of 2 noun

• The stock sank in the wake of the changes.
  — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
• In the wake of the shooting, Ald.
  — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
• Shares slid more than 5% in the wake of the report.
  — Sean Conlon,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
• At this rate, the wake will be Monday.
  — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
• Neighbors are reeling in the wake of her death.
  — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
• Busch's car number has been retired in the wake of his death.
  — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
• The news comes in the wake of former Kroll & Co.
  — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
• Just like with Kyle, Amanda can coast in his wake.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 June 2026
• The answer boils down to how the spinning dead star dragged space and time in its wake.
  — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
• The killings have also left in their wake a flurry of questions.
  — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
• That post was deleted today in the wake of the shooting.
  — Marc Santia, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
• The man’s wife is thought to have infected ten more people at his wake.
  — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
• Ten more people who attended the wake fell ill.
  — ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
• Twin wakes have been underway at the two restaurants.
  — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
• The charges against him were upgraded in the wake of the toddler’s death.
  — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
• The ruling has left confusion in its wake.
  — Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
• Why was just one section of the ICW made no-wake?
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
• Grab a great deal on this gorgeous sleep-wake light, now at its lowest-ever price.
  — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 24 June 2026
• Daryl, that troublemaker, shows up at the wake.
  — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
• Moore owns a horse farm, but is struggling to maintain it in the wake of her partner’s death.
  — Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
• In the wake of that game, a fan wanted to buy a Klein jersey but could not find one.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
• The costs cascade, drowning students in their wake.
  — Lance Christensen, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
• So far 115 deaths have been confirmed in the wake of the fires on Maui.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 26 Aug. 2023
• Bob and Zoyd are both paranoid in the wake of their rebellious pasts.
  — Andrew McGowan, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
• The cost of a gallon of regular has soared in the wake of the war in Iran.
  — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
• His comments came in the wake of fresh strikes in the Middle East.
  — Hugh Leask,chloe Taylor,lee Ying Shan,yun Li, CNBC, 7 July 2026
• Such machines are also able to line and support the tunnel in their wake.
  — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
• Few retirees want to be remembered for not even leaving a puff of smoke in their wakes.
  — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
• Norman concluded by thanking those who reached out in the wake of the news.
  — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
• That was also scrubbed from online pages in wake of the Kirk shooting.
  — Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025