slumbering
Example Sentences
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"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
“A Minecraft Movie” injected some much-needed life into the slumbering box office with a record-breaking $157-million domestic opening and $144 million overseas.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2025
If there is indeed a slumbering mass of Americans who believe in real “we the people” democracy, they need to wake up. immediately.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025
Percy remembered what Juno had said—-for months he has been slumbering, but now he is awake.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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