nap

Example Sentences

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Their weekend offered drag performances, a crystal bowl sound bath, a disco nap break and 32 custom looks for the wedding party featuring florals, feathers, corsets and capes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

I’d probably go home and take a short nap.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

After tea and a nap, Lindsay drives on to her childhood home, there to meet with a very different welcome.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The aim was to get him to have a nap, but he did not want to go to sleep.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Bleary with exhaustion; aside from a short nap on the train back from Baltimore I haven’t slept since my last shift; I’ve been awake for nearly twenty-four hours.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse