slumbering

Example Sentences

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My dining table is cluttered with mail, yet-to-be-shipped jars of homemade jam and, more often than not, an enormous, slumbering pile of Maine Coon.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

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

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

Shortly before 01:00 BST on 16 October, the slumbering streets of Benwell were rent by the roar of an enormous explosion.

From BBC • May 14, 2025

Or a small, scrunched face slumbering in a stroller.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025

It took all morning to climb the ridge, and all afternoon to scramble down into the next valley, where a silent pine forest guarded a slumbering river.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver