slumber

Example Sentences

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Football awoke from its slumber in June 2020, squeezing the end of a season into a couple of months.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

But Miss Piggy was my slumber mate well past the time of putting aside childish things and replacing ancient bedclothes.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

AI bears are stirring after a three-year slumber.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Here, a slumber party of the rich and powerful wants to zap their misdeeds from memory so they can get a good night’s sleep.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

In fifth grade, we hid in Beth’s closet when she had a slumber party.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass