nap
Example Sentences
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Jessica liked to crawl into the box, sometimes taking a nap inside.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
Most Silicon Valley companies at the time lavished their top engineering talent with free lunches, on-site dry cleaning, nap pods and other luxury amenities.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
The seats lie flat and I managed a 90-minute nap, though I found the pod a little less roomy than others I have tried.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Sometimes he’d get in a short morning nap on a couch in an office.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
The nights were longer in the winter season, and that suited Duane as well, because it meant nap times could go on for longer.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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