Examples of 'lay awake' in a sentence

Meaning of "lay awake"

Lay awake refers to the state of being awake and lying in bed, typically during nighttime. It implies that a person is not able to fall asleep and is alert or conscious instead of being asleep. The phrase suggests difficulty in sleeping or staying asleep, often due to various reasons such as insomnia, anxiety, or discomfort

How to use "lay awake" in a sentence

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I lay awake all night thinking about it.
But still he lay awake a long time.
I lay awake and was worried about pearl.
Sometimes she lay awake until dawn.
I lay awake a long time last night.
You do not want to lay awake at night wondering.
I lay awake at night trying to figure it out.
Sleepless eyes lay awake in restless nights.
I lay awake at night asking that question.
Pereira maintains that he lay awake thinking well into the night.
I lay awake all night and listened.
She could not sleep so she lay awake listening to the rain.
I lay awake all night trying to think.
I would rather sleep seeing it than lay awake all night wondering.
I would lay awake thinking about women.

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Remember now one of the things you lay awake and worried about.
Then lay awake half the night.
Bruce Aylward has reason to lay awake at night.
Levin long lay awake listening to him.
Thanks to Israeli parents who send their children to the army and lay awake.
Do you ever lay awake at night wondering.
Lay awake for nights on end.
Some people lay awake and count sheep.
I lay awake all night wondering if you would ever stop blaming the world for whatever.
She nodded and he lay awake for a long time afterwards.
I lay awake at night going over every detail of that last week in my head.
If you only knew how many nights I lay awake dreaming of a moment like this.
I lay awake and thought about naturism.
As if a lifetime has passed while I lay awake.
While you lay awake protecting an animal.
If you only knew how many nights I lay awake.
Lesedi lay awake trying to decide what to do.
It does not mean I will not lay awake at night worrying.
I lay awake at night thinking about it.
I wrote a song while I lay awake all last night.
I lay awake all night thinking.
More often than not I lay awake all night.
What we lay awake at night replaying is.
The nights are very restless I lay awake counting the stars.
I lay awake almost all night.
I do not mind telling you I lay awake last night worrying about it.
He lay awake for hours thinking about her.
You do not know how many nights I would lay awake wishing I could play that game over.
I lay awake and count the world trouble.
At night I would lay awake watching him.
I lay awake all night figuring ways to do it faster.
Until that day I lay awake recalling.
I would lay awake at night listening to the sirens.
Right, but you wouldnít lay awake at night.
Tom lay awake all night.

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