beauty sleep

NOUN

deep restful sleep

Synonyms

WEAK

extra sleep forty winks full night's sleep nap rest siesta sleep before midnight snooze

Example Sentences

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Last month the 60-year-old tearfully announced she was leaving the station and her "lovely listener" so that she could "catch up on a much needed decade's deficit of beauty sleep".

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2022

"Get at least eight hours of beauty sleep, nine if you’re ugly," she said in 2011.

From Fox News • Dec. 12, 2021

Because of this, the whole world was waiting on the edge of its seat for a result while Nevada got some beauty sleep.

From The Guardian • Dec. 28, 2020

Being more diligent about getting my beauty sleep.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2015

“Get over your beauty sleep, Nailer,” Pima called.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi