nap

Example Sentences

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His official biography on the Downing Street website says apart from rodent control: "Larry spends his days greeting guests to the house, inspecting security defences and testing antique furniture for napping quality."

From Barron's

Dad is busy on a phone call and Camille is napping.

From Literature

“Doesn’t that rock formation look like a giant taking a nap?”

From Literature

By the time we went back to the classroom, I was so tired from watching and planning, I just wanted to put my head down on my desk and take a nap.

From Literature

During the staged wedding sequence, I saw myself in the tired child napping over two chairs, waiting for the adults to wind down the party so I could go home to my own bed.

From Los Angeles Times