catnap

Example Sentences

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Most frustrating, she said, was the lack of communication from state and local officials as she and her husband took turns catnapping overnight in their Mazda.

From Washington Post

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

For the first six weeks, he labored without a break, taking catnaps in his truck and returning to the fire station to shower and sleep before heading out again.

From Washington Post

He was a freshman in 1950, catching a catnap in his dormitory between classes, when loud voices outside woke him.

From Washington Post

He and his crew have sometimes been on duty for 64 hours at a stretch, their only rest coming in 20-minute catnaps.

From Washington Times