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
She had meant to take an hour’s catnap and be up well before her pupils, but the Incorrigibles had risen much earlier than usual, as children are apt to do on any long-awaited holiday.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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