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Recent Examples of sleep in
Where: The Navajo Reservation in northern Arizona Prime Candidate: Someone seeking the sound of silence—and whose idea of camping is sleeping in an expedition tent (not checking into a glamping hotel).
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2025
Tom is sleeping in Imrul’s room, and, well, no one seems to miss Imrul.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
Children as young as 4 slept in crowded dormitories.
—Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
After all the cardinals began sequestering in Conclave, they are shown praying, eating and sleeping in the same living quarters.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2025
Tom is sleeping in Imrul’s room, and, well, no one seems to miss Imrul.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
Children as young as 4 slept in crowded dormitories.
—Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
After all the cardinals began sequestering in Conclave, they are shown praying, eating and sleeping in the same living quarters.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleep in
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The Loren arranged for Oleander Cycles to drop off and pick up a scooter at the hotel for us, so the process couldn’t have been easier.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2025
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Roman was born in 1942 in a home for unwed mothers and was dropped off at a Dallas orphanage as a child.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Travelers who struggle to nod off on planes often find trains more conducive to sleep.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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Architectural Digest staffers bring mattresses in their homes to get a real-life feel for the bed (aka: nodding off for hours) just like our readers.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2025
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Finally the proper authority, who had overslept, showed up to unlock the gate.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
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The slowest builder finished before the one who overslept.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Sleep in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleep%20in. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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