sleeping

Example Sentences

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"Nobody knows what's happening," he said, adding that "displaced people have been sleeping in the open" in the area.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

For months, he had trouble sleeping due to what turned out to be partial seizures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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

I took my time and tied Black Star securely to the sled, then got into the sled and my sleeping bag.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell