catnap

Example Sentences

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Some marine mammals sleep while swimming and some seabirds catnap while flying, letting one half of the brain doze while the other keeps working.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 27, 2021

He was a freshman in 1950, catching a catnap in his dormitory between classes, when loud voices outside woke him.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2020

You can even grab a quick catnap on your break.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2020

As a result, she has motored through the day on 40 minutes’ sleep, avoiding the temptation of a catnap.

From The Guardian • Mar. 8, 2020

A catnap, Aunt Lydia called it, in her coy way.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood