siesta
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The perfect nap time is just after lunch as the body has a natural dip then – siesta time.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
“It looks like the siesta time of day,” said Carle, science director of the nonprofit Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
Animals go to their shelter, humans have a siesta, even plants have mechanisms to avoid an overdose of light.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024
Partygoers use the promptu 'hose' showers set up by locals, or take dip in the nearby Buñol river, before enjoying a delicious Spanish meal and a well-deserved siesta!
From DOGO News ● Sep. 8, 2023
He would go out when the heat of siesta time had eased and would not return until well into the night.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
These aren’t early-afternoon siestas or weekend catnaps; they’re something more unusual.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2024
While some argue for a stricter definition of the phenomenon, others include naps, siestas, and brief nighttime forays as examples of modern segmented sleep patterns.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 4, 2024
He often relies on long siestas during the day to recharge his batteries.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2023
“You need lightweight stretchy polyester for pilgrimages — for riding, walking, dancing, siestas in the grass.”
From New York Times ● May 8, 2023
Everyone took siestas to avoid the worst heat of the day.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
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