sleeper
Example Sentences
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A heated mattress pad can offer many of the same benefits, often with separate zones for two sleepers, and with inconspicuous wiring.
“Sinners” became a sleeper hit after its release in April, one of those increasingly rare films to combine both critical and box office success.
Solicitor General Ellie Reeves said: "Vulnerable people, including rough sleepers and veterans, were promised homes, while investors who funded millions of pounds were promised returns. Both groups deserve answers."
From BBC
“This was a sleeper issue that people did not pay much attention to before the pandemic. Then things got extremely intense,” Saver said.
From Salon
He previously played a KGB sleeper agent in The Americans, for which he won an Emmy Award for his acting in 2018.
From BBC
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