sleeping

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Kristie, 50, grew up camping around the Pacific Northwest with her family, and while she appreciated the access to nature, she hated sleeping in tents.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

That suggests melatonin may have boosted DNA repair while participants were sleeping after night work.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson credited Bass with clearing encampments in a way that did not rely on enforcement practices that punished homeless people for sleeping outside.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Another Briton, Billy Harris, travelled around the lower rungs of the circuit sleeping in his Transit van for three-and-a-half years.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The Mallons’ house was a black smudge in the fog, the stone walls sleeping, the worn path quiet as we tiptoed over it.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff