snoozing

Example Sentences

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It was 8:30 a.m., and most of the ship’s 4,000 passengers were still snoozing or filling their plates at the breakfast buffet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

In the fierce midday heat we found most people snoozing in hammocks, or playing music on their porches.

From BBC • May 20, 2025

While my face was getting blasted, Yu rubbed and moisturized my hands before putting them into warm mittens, a process that left me feeling like I was on a beach somewhere, snoozing in the sun.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2024

Lisa Rubin, a legal correspondent for MSNBC, told Chris Jansing that Trump’s lawyers have gone to great lengths trying to keep him from snoozing during arguments.

From Salon • May 1, 2024

Ron’s magic wand was lying on top of a fish tank full of frog spawn on the windowsill, next to his fat gray rat, Scabbers, who was snoozing in a patch of sun.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling