siesta

Example Sentences

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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

The siesta has typified Spanish life for decades, although it is less common among many urban Spaniards today.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2023

They come out early in the morning from their iron gates, go home for siesta, get their car washed maybe on Friday.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple