siesta

Example Sentences

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The perfect nap time is just after lunch as the body has a natural dip then – siesta time.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

“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

Mother called it siesta time, which at first I mistook as fiesta time, a puzzlement to me since it was not at all festive.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver