slumber

Example Sentences

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Investors are betting big that the largest oil disruption in history might jolt the energy industry out of a yearslong slumber.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Natural disasters are inevitable, but often, the most devastating slumber for decades, sometimes centuries, only awakening when provoked.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

However, if the U.S. bats do not rouse from their slumber, the championship game will be a game the Americans curse forever.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Robin folded her arms around her legs just like Ivy was doing, like they were two girls sharing secrets at a slumber party.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake