slumber

Example Sentences

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Smith has spent much time at the sorority house, however, including for a slumber party she allegedly did not leave until two hours after promised.

From Seattle Times

"Scotland is waking from its slumber," proclaimed the victorious new MP during a feisty and raucous declaration in the city hall.

From BBC

They can keep you awake like a nagging toothache and prevent you from falling into a deep and peaceful slumber.

From Washington Post

She first breaks through that slumber in the frenzied “I Don’t Want to Know,” which Murphy sings with captivating vulnerability.

From New York Times

Katherine Hertlein, a professor in the couple and family therapy program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, worries about the motivation behind the decision to slumber in separate quarters.

From Seattle Times