siesta
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Have an early breakfast, an afternoon siesta while it's very hot and then a late dinner.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Animals go to their shelter, humans have a siesta, even plants have mechanisms to avoid an overdose of light.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024
The entire town seemed to be taking a siesta.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
Partygoers use the promptu 'hose' showers set up by locals, or take dip in the nearby Buñol river, before enjoying a delicious Spanish meal and a well-deserved siesta!
From DOGO News ● Sep. 8, 2023
When he came back that evening, I pretended I was taking a siesta.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
These aren’t early-afternoon siestas or weekend catnaps; they’re something more unusual.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2024
While some argue for a stricter definition of the phenomenon, others include naps, siestas, and brief nighttime forays as examples of modern segmented sleep patterns.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 4, 2024
He often relies on long siestas during the day to recharge his batteries.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2023
People in Spain and Portugal should stop taking siestas and retiring early, leading German politicians and commentators repeatedly advised.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 26, 2022
Everyone took siestas to avoid the worst heat of the day.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
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