siesta

Example Sentences

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“It looks like the siesta time of day,” said Carle, science director of the nonprofit Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

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

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

By donating money, people can trigger loud noises, alerts, flicker lights, or make things happen in a room to disturb the streamer from their siesta.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2023

I heard Papa walk upstairs to his room for his afternoon siesta.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie