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tossing and turning





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He spent most of the time sleeping, tossing and turning on the hard bunk bed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2025

It was not out of character for the baby to be "kicking her legs" and "tossing and turning" and she had made appropriate checks on her, Roughley added.

From BBC • May 20, 2024

Most people have experienced a night or two of sleeplessness, tossing and turning while being unable to fall asleep or stay asleep.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

Whereas if I'm tossing and turning, it can be for hours.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2024

Ash ran into the house and upstairs, down the hallway lit with flaming sconces and into her father’s room, where he lay in bed tossing and turning, the greenwitch chanting something unfamiliar yet unmistakably old.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo




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