wake
verb (used without object)
to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed byup ).
has been waking
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present perfect progressiveof wake (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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I feel like the last year of my life has been waking up to see what random, out-of-left-field problem are we going to have to solve today?
From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2021
But in the weeks since a pandemic put an end to all routines, including Sunday church, he has been waking up earlier and earlier, no need for an alarm.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2020
“She says, ‘The Lord has been waking me all night.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2018
In suburban Chicago, Lauren Milligan has been waking up at 4 a.m. since she founded her own career coaching business, ResuMAYDAY, about 15 years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2016
He says he is subject to nightmares, and lately he has been waking up in the middle of the night thinking that London and Liverpool had joined.
From The Untilled Field by George (George Augustus) Moore
