slumberous

Example Sentences

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After a slumberous afternoon in which the gallery attendants glared at dozers,* the bill came to passage.

From Time Magazine Archive

So powerfully does Author O'Donnell evoke the slumberous qualities in his scene that readers may often find their eyes closing softly, their breathing growing regular and even, the book slipping from their nerveless fingers.

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None of the songs on Spice, from the slumberous ballad 2 Become 1 to the bass-heavy party jam Something Kinda Funny, come across as deeply felt; they all seem designed to amuse, titillate, ingratiate.

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Richie's first new album in 10 years is also a rather slumberous affair, one whose title, Louder than Words, belies its content.

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When it remained unmoved he went to the river-bank on the right, and breaking off some clods of earth, flung them at the slumberous creature, which completely blocked the way.

From Settlers and Scouts by Strang, Herbert