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caught napping

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Somewhere beyond the Wall, networks of British and American and French and West German secret agents had been caught napping.

Caught napping during a game against the Red Sox, one disgruntled fan is trying to turn his embarrassment into a fortune.

When the Muslim world began to rumble, Obama was caught napping.

It is unlikely that the former Massachusetts governor will let himself be caught napping in future contests.

This prompted our common sense to return to us, and we remembered that Andrew Lewis was too cool and shrewd to be caught napping.

No, George, Tom Weasel isn't caught napping twice in the same year.

If Carlo was waiting at the entrance to pounce upon him, he wasn't going to be caught napping.

Sentinel Cockatoo, however, was caught napping, and the garrison of the bower had to run for it.

Though it's true, to be sure, the most watchful will be caught napping sooner or later.

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On this page you'll find 141 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to caught napping, such as: any old way, bold, brash, careless, devil-may-care, and fast and loose.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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