sleeping

Example Sentences

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Europe was "a giant, but a sleeping giant" that needed waking up.

From BBC

Lou Ann wrestles a large sleeping mat out of the linen closet and flips on a light in a room crowded with cribs and small sleeping mats.

From Literature

Katherine Ryan couldn’t look any more serene sitting in the dark with her laptop open, white noise machine humming and an infant sleeping in her arms.

From Los Angeles Times

At first, I wasn’t sleeping well, partly because Mom talks in her sleep.

From Literature

I know we’re lucky that people let us sleep in their fields, but sleeping on the hard ground brings no real rest.

From Literature