sleeper

Example Sentences

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"This suggests that dreaming may reshape how brain activity is interpreted by the sleeper: the more immersive the dream, the deeper the sleep feels."

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

But Dmitri is appalled that Evgeny chose Filet-o-Fish: “Years ago, I was talking to this sleeper agent and he told me, ‘You’re at an American McDonald’s . . . don’t get the Filet-o-Fish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

“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 • Jan. 9, 2026

He previously played a KGB sleeper agent in The Americans, for which he won an Emmy Award for his acting in 2018.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

On the ground the sleeper sat up beneath his furs.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin