sleep in

Example Sentences

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Saturday in Washington, D.C. — almost sleep-in territory.

From Seattle Times

Bush’s one-person sleep-in on the steps of the Capitol to dramatize the plight of the homeless was part of a broad effort by liberals and the left to get the administration to act after it first said that executive action to protect tenants would likely be overturned by the Supreme Court.

From Washington Post

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., led protests on the Capitol steps over the weekend, including a sleep-in to visually represent the huge numbers of people who may be turned out onto the streets because of federal inaction.

From Salon

Mrs Tomlinson-Blake, from Yorkshire, was paid less than £30 by Mencap for a sleep-in shift between 2200 and 0700.

From BBC

Between chants, the young doctors lay down blankets around Barcelona’s busy Plaza de Espana roundabout to stage a sleep-in, highlighting the long hours they have to work.

From Reuters