slumber

Example Sentences

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It’s possible, of course, that the market will be stirred out of its slumber by a major development.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

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

January is an odd month in the art world, as it rouses itself from its holiday slumber but struggles to shake off the sleepiness of the past month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Sir Fig Newton woke from his slumber and sat up in my lap.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas