sleeping

Example Sentences

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Eunhee would worry about whether her son was eating or sleeping enough, and tease him about how long his hair was growing.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The fire began in the main laundry space and spread to other parts of the ship, including sailors’ sleeping quarters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

One night, Ed saw someone sleeping in the doorway of the building.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

She has been sleeping on a mattress on a classroom floor for months after fleeing her now destroyed border village after the previous hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah erupted.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

“I would be home in between classes, and you would be sleeping all day, and the walls up here are so thin,” he says.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse