napping
Example Sentences
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During the staged wedding sequence, I saw myself in the tired child napping over two chairs, waiting for the adults to wind down the party so I could go home to my own bed.
From Los Angeles Times
I entered the store, leaving Sal napping in the shade of the bench.
From Literature
I spent my days and nights napping, seeing fantastic scenery, eating all my meals in the dining car as part of the cost of my roomette, and catching up on my reading.
From Los Angeles Times
“No. The pigeon loft is a preferred spot for napping.”
From Literature
I close my eyes and soon fall asleep, napping under the mango trees, just as I said I’d do in my letter to Mamá and Papá.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
