snooze
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Dr Aziza sorts fact from fiction, explains when a daytime snooze could be a warning sign, and whether an espresso really helps you nail the perfect power nap.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
The film was a snooze, hardly worth the actor’s mighty talents.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2025
I feel like I can hit the snooze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
The Fed meeting was expected to be something of a snooze, with many predicting that earnings would again overshadow the central bank.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025
After Saturday dinner, Mr. Lapham as usual prepared for a snooze, stretched out in the one armchair in the shop, with his basket over his head to keep off the flies.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
If kids can grow out of their pretend pals, so too can horror audiences of cynical snoozes like this.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
“A lot of times he snoozes at the bottom of the water.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
In Rest Mode, the ring snoozes your activity goals and readjusts your scores to prioritize recovery.
From The Verge ● Nov. 10, 2021
Not really enough to disrupt outdoor activity, the rain seemed the sort to foster contemplation and encourage Saturday snoozes and somnolence.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2021
Alex points at Cocoa as she snoozes in my lap.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
A family of four adults on vacation happily snoozed in their pods with eye masks on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
I snoozed, and I lost: Not only did I not snag a seat in the actual courtroom, but the media-overflow room was the most packed it’s been the entire trial.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2023
“Brink’s snoozed and their customers lose — they should be the ones putting up the reward, not the victims, who have been wiped out,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
Outlaws munched on Biscoff cookies; a grown man snoozed across two seats in his socks.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2021
Seabiscuit snoozed behind an impenetrable wall of security.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
It was 8:30 a.m., and most of the ship’s 4,000 passengers were still snoozing or filling their plates at the breakfast buffet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
In the fierce midday heat we found most people snoozing in hammocks, or playing music on their porches.
From BBC ● May 20, 2025
I climbed down a ladder to find my husband and 5-year-old daughter still snoozing in the lower bunk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2024
Lisa Rubin, a legal correspondent for MSNBC, told Chris Jansing that Trump’s lawyers have gone to great lengths trying to keep him from snoozing during arguments.
From Salon ● May 1, 2024
The walls were covered with portraits of old headmasters and headmistresses, all of whom were snoozing gently in their frames.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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