sandman

Example Sentences

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Garments are dusted with a glimmering sheen, as if visited by the sandman.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2024

Menopause, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome and all kinds of mental health challenges can do a fine job of throwing themselves between us and the sandman.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2023

The title is from traditional children’s tales of a sandman who comes at bedtime to toss sand in children’s eyes to put them to sleep.

From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2018

Lacy is coming downstairs at night to find the furniture disordered; their youngest said the "sandman" told him about it.

From The Guardian • Apr. 4, 2013

She would have taken the thin hand in hers, but Johnny's uneasy breathing showed him still contesting every inch of progress the "children's sandman" was making toward him, and she didn't dare to move.

From Five Little Peppers Grown Up by Sidney, Margaret