extra sleep
Example Sentences
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He drinks a lot of water on the plane, too—though he skips the meal if doing so means extra sleep time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026
They got an average of 24 minutes extra "sleep and rest" and spent an additional 15 minutes on things such as exercise, compared with people who worked away from their homes.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2024
But he’s also been getting some extra sleep in the last few days and spent his Friday night in South Florida at a hockey game between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 22, 2022
A little extra sleep, he said, “can bolster psychological abilities, so when you step up the bar, you have a positive sense of what you can do, versus being tired.”
From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2021
He agreed with all those who said middle schoolers need extra sleep to grow and develop.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
