slumbering
Example Sentences
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Treasury debt is a slumbering giant that is starting to stir.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
From his enthusiastic dancing dad and slumbering grandma to the overly productive frybread vendor, each character is deftly rendered with a familiar and affectionate warmth.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025
"The border with Lithuania is in 30 minutes," the assistant shouted to rouse slumbering passengers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025
Before landing on the small ape of “The Legend of Ochi,” Saxon first considered a giant oaf and then something closer to the slumbering beast of Hayao Miyazaki’s “My Neighbor Totoro.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025
A group of empousai had retreated into a shadowy archway and appeared to be slumbering, their fiery hair flickering dimly, their brass legs glinting.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
