slumber

Example Sentences

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Investors are betting big that the largest oil disruption in history might jolt the energy industry out of a yearslong slumber.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Football awoke from its slumber in June 2020, squeezing the end of a season into a couple of months.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Natural disasters are inevitable, but often, the most devastating slumber for decades, sometimes centuries, only awakening when provoked.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

If it’s too dark when you get up, especially in the winter, use a light box or an alarm clock like the Hatch Restore 3, which slowly lights up to ease you out of slumber.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

I stayed in my winter slumber even after Grandma’s prayer.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea