catnap
Example Sentences
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It was love, yes, but also wanting a catnap because Hersh was still tired from his night out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Some marine mammals sleep while swimming and some seabirds catnap while flying, letting one half of the brain doze while the other keeps working.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 27, 2021
You can even grab a quick catnap on your break.
From Slate • Oct. 2, 2020
She would help herself to perhaps a strawberry, a beverage or a catnap.
From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2020
She had meant to take an hour’s catnap and be up well before her pupils, but the Incorrigibles had risen much earlier than usual, as children are apt to do on any long-awaited holiday.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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