How to Use wake-up in a Sentence

wake-up

1 of 2 adjective

• The 2003 heat wave was a wake-up call, researchers said.
  — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 10 July 2023
• The past six months have been a wake-up call, Seligson says.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
• Keep in Mind: The soft wake-up sounds may not be enough for heavy sleepers.
  — Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2023
• My son’s catch-and-release treasure hunt was a wake-up call for me—the youth have no love for the coin of the realm.
  — Wes Moss, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
• On sale for a mere $16, add the Lip Sleeping Mask to your cart for buttery, smooth lips on the wake-up.
  — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 12 July 2023
• For many on the east coast of North America, the orange skies of June were a wake-up call.
  — Omar Mouallem, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2023
• The journey has been pretty chill and easy, despite a 4 a.m. wake-up.
  — Jessica Ritz, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2023
• But what is happening with their bonds should be a wake-up call.
  — Telis Demos, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2023
• Staff are making wake-up calls so that students get out of bed on time.
  — Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
• The death of Olympian Tori Bowie should be yet another wake-up call that this is a crisis.
  — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 26 June 2023
• Here's a fresh twist on a couple of classic brunch favorites and a wake-up call for your taste buds.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2023
• The loss, which brought Golden State to 17-18 at Chase Center this year, also served as a bit of a wake-up call.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
• There have been many wake-up calls lately for the industry.
  — Evan Halper, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
• Their wake-up call will be at 7 (a.m.) or whatever time.
  — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2024
• In need of power Wednesday’s 20-0 loss at Arizona was a wake-up call.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2023
• This over-the-top-tasty steak and egg breakfast pizza will be the ultimate wake-up call in the morning.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2023
• The seventh-inning stretch isn’t a wake-up call to various body parts.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2023
• The scene wasn’t anyone’s idea of a soothing wake-up ritual.
  — Peter C. Baker, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
• Hassan squatted and lit a cigarette, his eyes a bit red from a 6:30 a.m. wake-up.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
• Tesla owners who are driving while tired could get a wake-up call from their car.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2023
• Whoopi Goldberg is reflecting on her past drug use — and the wake-up call that led her to get clean — in her new memoir.
  — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
• Some people don’t want to be jolted awake and prefer a slower wake-up.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2023
• Chena Hot Springs Resort guests can request a wake-up call when the aurora is spotted in the sky.
  — Caroline Hallemann, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2023
• Consider your cheating dream a wake-up call (ha) to work on that balance.
  — Women's Health, 3 Apr. 2023
• Los Bitchos If these Bitchos aren’t on your playlists yet, then consider Coachella your wake-up call.
  — Thania Garcia, Variety, 12 Apr. 2023
• Risk professionals say the moment should serve as a wake-up for banks to beef up oversight.
  — Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2023
• Later in the book, Cohan concludes that the 2008 crisis should have been a wake-up call for GE’s board of directors.
  — Cory Munchbach, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• And the murder of George Floyd was really a wake-up call to redouble those efforts.
  — USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
• This is a huge wake-up call for a Bears squad that’s looking to bounce back from their disappointing 6-7 season a year ago.
  — Michael Haag, Dallas News, 3 Sep. 2023
• Looking for an excuse to get out, Michaelis had several wake-up calls.
  — Laurie Udesky, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023

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wake up

2 of 2 verb

• The kick from the jalapeños should help your taste buds wake up with a hot kick.
  — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2023
• Those who wake up from that lie and try to grow, and those who don’t.
  — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2023
• Greeks on some days are waking up to news of dozens of new fires.
  — Elinda Labropoulou, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2023
• By the time the women woke up in their room, their cell phones were gone, as were two EpiPens.
  — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
• In the morning, wake up to a caviar and Champagne breakfast in bed.
  — Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2024
• My younger son woke up at 3 a.m. with a touch of restlessness.
  — Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2024
• But that’s starting to change as the world wakes up to the gravity of the climate crisis.
  — Nina Seega, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
• The woman woke up, pushed away Ansari's hand and got up and told a flight attendant.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2023
• Keep your sleep schedule the same daily: Go to bed and wake up around the same time, even on weekends.
  — Sayaka Blickenderfer, Health, 16 Mar. 2024
• The video then switched to darkness as Jenner went to wake up her son in his bedroom.
  — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
• The plot is simple: Two strangers wake up chained in a windowless room.
  — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 15 Mar. 2023
• For weeks, Rich would wake up in the middle of the night, replaying the incident in his mind.
  — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
• My father, Buddy DeFord taught me how to wake up , get dressed and go to work.
  — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
• The world woke up to the sad news Saturday morning that Jimmy Buffett died at the age of 76.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2023
• On the first day of the full-scale war, Mr. Shevchenko heard explosions soon after waking up.
  — Lydia Tomkiw, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2023
• And so it’s been fun -- aside from waking up at an ungodly hour to drive to one corner of the state to the other.
  — Abc News, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2024
• So, wake up and smell the coffee, and clean that coffee maker today!
  — USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
• Taking little bites of the elephant and then just waking up again and doing it all over the next day.
  — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
• Washington McGee and Williams were woken up in a dark room to see a man standing over them with a light.
  — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN, 12 Apr. 2023
• Babe, wake up — Glossier's Cyber Monday 2023 sales are here.
  — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 27 Nov. 2023
• The chef Shota Nakajima goes to bed early and wakes up early.
  — Eric Kim, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
• Each day, creators woke up around 10 a.m., sometimes hung over.
  — Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
• But there are always moments for Tiger when the golf gods wake up and decide his fortunes are about to change.
  — Christine Brennan, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023
• America needs to wake up and look at the farmers in a different light.
  — Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024
• Apply a thick layer before bed and wake up to plumper lips that feel nourished and ready to face the day (and your lipstick).
  — Georgia Day, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2023
• Firm, cool arils wake up the palate, particularly pleasing when the rest of the meal is warm and rich.
  — Aleksandra Crapanzano / Photographs By F. Martin Ramin/the Wall Street Journal, Food Styling By Kim Ramin , WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
• Morning light and evening darkness are what the body needs to wake up and fall asleep, respectively.
  — Julia Landwehr, Health, 9 Nov. 2023
• For starters, Jen finds out that she's expected to wake up early to make tea for the family.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2023
• Although these policies have been in place for some time, parents are just now waking up to them.
  — Nicole Russell, Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2023
• Lee remembers waking up later in the night to the screams: His father had had a heart attack and was dead at 45.
  — Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024