Example Sentences

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The key to the Blair administration’s success was getting the prime minister’s name and influence attached to the target, says Ian Brady, who was deputy director of the Rough Sleepers Unit at the time.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2024

In between courses, he played in a rock band, and in 2006 he formed Arms and Sleepers with Mr. Lewis.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2024

Christina Sleeper is a chef, master food preserver and the founder of Sleepers Gourmet.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2023

“The biggest reason people don’t sleep is because we’re too busy,” says Lori Strong, Austin-based founder of Strong Little Sleepers.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2019

I suppose it would have been possible to go on living near the Sleepers, but it would have meant paying an expensive compensation to them—money Father did not want to pay.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep