shut-eye

Example Sentences

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On the arm of the sofa, where he had been seated just minutes before retreating into his bedroom for a few minutes of shut-eye, was a block of brown and white ice.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

"Christina has been sleeping heads down in the middle of the vehicle, kind of like a bat suspended from our docking tunnel," Wiseman explained, describing their preferred spots for shut-eye.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Elizabeth Bernstein writes about how to stop feeling bad about your sleep and get some proper shut-eye.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Wide receiver Stefon Diggs said he doesn’t need much shut-eye.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

I lie down in the back of the commissary—I figure they aren’t going to pay me for the end of this shift, anyway—and grab some shut-eye.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz