sleeping

Example Sentences

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Eunhee would worry about whether her son was eating or sleeping enough, and tease him about how long his hair was growing.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“Some are sleeping in their cars, selling their blood and plasma.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

One night, Ed saw someone sleeping in the doorway of the building.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

She has been sleeping on a mattress on a classroom floor for months after fleeing her now destroyed border village after the previous hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah erupted.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Together, they hurried closer to the sleeping giant.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova