sleep
Example Sentences
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League commissioner Adam Silver doesn’t sleep in a van outside your house and ring the doorbell at 5 a.m. with an oversized, ceremonial check.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Despite our initial efforts to make her sleep in her bed, she’s now a nightly fixture under our covers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
The staff worked late nights and with little sleep to get the loan through in a matter of weeks, the source said.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
Melatonin may help restore part of that lost signal, at least during daytime sleep.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
I snored then, the soft snore of first sleep.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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