snooze
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It was over in a flash, with half a dozen songs or so, meaning for the tens of thousands of campers here it was a literal case of if you snooze, you lose.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
That’s no big deal if you’re going to binge movies or TV shows for hours or snooze the flight away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
About all they’re hitting is the snooze button — snoozing and, on Wednesday, losing 4-1 to the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
Gifts here should improve daily life: nicer linens, a staycation, or an upgraded alarm clock to make hitting snooze more pleasant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
"Pretty, pretty, pretty bird," Jay informs her before sticking his head behind his wing for a snooze.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
If kids can grow out of their pretend pals, so too can horror audiences of cynical snoozes like this.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
In Rest Mode, the ring snoozes your activity goals and readjusts your scores to prioritize recovery.
From The Verge ● Nov. 10, 2021
The park across from the building’s front, used for decades by the public and employees for snoozes and lunches, is fenced off.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2017
House rules: Carl must reside in a pen under Ms. McCarthy’s raised bed; Theo snoozes in a crate in Ms. Brill’s bedroom.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2015
Alex points at Cocoa as she snoozes in my lap.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
A family of four adults on vacation happily snoozed in their pods with eye masks on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Norman, the 50-pound and coarsely haired guest, snoozed within the plastic walls of his igloo-shaped shelter in mid-November.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2023
I snoozed, and I lost: Not only did I not snag a seat in the actual courtroom, but the media-overflow room was the most packed it’s been the entire trial.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2023
While our parents snoozed and the cicadas chirped outside, my siblings and I closed the shutters and parked ourselves in front of the box.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
Seabiscuit snoozed behind an impenetrable wall of security.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
A snoozing employee sits up and says: “The magic? It’s gone.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Whatever engine droning and snoozing you might remember from earlier CVT systems has been banished to the Phantom Zone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
We also have the means to purchase a purebred pet from a woman who raises her cats in an immaculate home, where they take turns snoozing on a blanket in front of a fireplace.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024
I climbed down a ladder to find my husband and 5-year-old daughter still snoozing in the lower bunk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2024
My friend and fellow former Coalhican O’Dell was snoozing up front, just behind Jack.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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