waking hours
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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Contestants are filmed for about 16 waking hours a day by a fleet of 76 discreetly placed cameras so they can forget they are being filmed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Delia and Moira are perpetually switched on throughout their waking hours, as if they’re aware of the public’s inability to imagine them wearing anything other than their most corseted get-ups and a blazing red lip.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026
She came to know the other immigrant women housed in a large room lined with 54 beds and a television droning most waking hours.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
Yet she could not seem to stay awake, often drifting off without even realising it and waking hours later with no memory of having gone to bed.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024
Their scent, shape, and color became part of her waking hours.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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