slumber

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Mar. 20, 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

So while precious and base metals continue to rally to fresh highs, steelmaking coal is now stirring from its slumber, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

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 • Nov. 20, 2025

At last, the Prince of Demons began to struggle out of slumber.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny