slumber

Example Sentences

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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

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

AI bears are stirring after a three-year slumber.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 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

Instead, she felt as if the sky were in a fitful slumber and about to awaken in a rage.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin