slumber

Example Sentences

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Hard to know what she’ll appreciate more: the peaceful slumber or the practical drawstring bag constructed in the same silky fabric as the mask and scrunchie.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tosi and company have created a “slumber party” vibe to the show that includes a “Future Besties Table.”

From Los Angeles Times

Goalkeeper Pope had to make big saves to deny both Lucas Paqueta and Max Kilman, before West Ham levelled, but those warnings failed to awaken Newcastle from their slumber.

From BBC

I say “where we’d be sleeping” here, rather than “slept,” because no sleep was had that night, and not because romance activities kept us from our slumber.

From Salon

"The border with Lithuania is in 30 minutes," the assistant shouted to rouse slumbering passengers.

From Barron's