were awaking
- past progressive of awake.
Example Sentences
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He had already risen to his knees, stupefied, with wandering eyes, and passing his hand across his forehead, as if he were awaking out of an attack of madness.
From The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories by Maupassant, Guy de
He felt as if he were awaking from a horrid nightmare.
From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor
When he had finished, and the patients were called on to open their eyes, a faint sigh went round the room, as if they were awaking reluctantly from a delicious dream.
From The Practice of Autosuggestion by Coué, Emile
No cat-like spring followed; only a cold, stony stare, as if he were awaking from a concussion that had knocked the breath out of him.
From Tides of Barnegat by Smith, Francis Hopkinson
While he looked down on her she had stirred, as if she were awaking from a dream, or a memory, and stretched out her hand.
From One Man in His Time by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson
