sleeping
Example Sentences
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"They are often dealing with a double burden -- excessive sleepiness during work hours and difficulty sleeping enough when they have the chance to rest."
From Science Daily
"Nobody knows what's happening," he said, adding that "displaced people have been sleeping in the open" in the area.
From BBC
Many displaced people are sleeping on the streets of the capital or in their cars, and Hammoud said he wants the facility to take in "as many as possible".
From Barron's
I can text her. no response. calling. oh went to voicemail. maybe she’s sleeping.
From Literature
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That sleeping on it would help pacify everyone’s big feelings about whatever it was that happened tonight.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.