sleeping around
Example Sentences
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Eyewitnesses told the BBC that devotees had been sleeping around the barricades of the Sangam nose - the point of confluence of the rivers - when the crowd surged towards them, leading to the crush.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025
I found that the rhythmic side-to-side movement of the train, paired with the engine’s noise, made for some of the best sleeping around, including a midday nap.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2022
The standard travel pillow, she says, “preys on our fear that everyone else is sleeping around you, and you won’t be able to sleep,” she says.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2019
His family lived nomadically, sleeping around a hearth and growing melons in the forest's sandy ground.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2019
Probably he had intended to celebrate the Passover with his own family, in the large chamber on the roof, with the cool evening air about it, and the moonlight sleeping around.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark by Alexander Maclaren
