slept
Example Sentences
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He once slept an hour a night for a month straight before collapsing at the office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
She slept in parks away from the centre of the city to try and to stay hidden, and says no rough sleeper would turn down a bed if it comes with the right support.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Many Flores inhabitants slept outside for a second night in a row, afraid to go home as hundreds of aftershocks rumbled through the area.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The night before, Fonseca had slept fitfully on his apartment building’s roof, where he tried to escape the heat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The houses promised by the government were incomplete, the cement still wet, so they slept outdoors at first, terrified of snakes and other wild animals in the bushy new clearing.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
