sleeping

Example Sentences

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Rick Phillips, 53, senior software engineer: One night while I was sleeping, I heard a crash in the room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Monteon, who has spent some nights sleeping his car, denied getting physical.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

They have sleeping bags that tether to the wall to keep them from floating around the capsule.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

His band quickly took control of a federal armory and rifle factory in the sleeping town of Harpers Ferry.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

Her limbs were stiff from sleeping on the ground, and she could not crawl as fast as she had the night before.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret