Examples of shut-eye in a Sentence
I can usually get some extra shut-eye on the weekends
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Elephants get two hours per day, while mouse lemurs spend more than 15 hours in shut-eye.
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Carolyn Y. Johnson,
Washington Post,
25 June 2026
An Airbus fuselage in mid-assembly, with white tarps strapped across its cockpit windows and nose, looks eerily like one of its would-be passengers, a hypochondriac hoping for a few hours of in-flight shut-eye.
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Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
23 June 2026
In town, enjoy breakfast at The Juice Spot; browse the goods at Hillfolk, Whistle Stop Antiques, and Frame Shop & Gallery; have a long lunch at Gap Creek Coffee House and dinner at Angelo's in the Gap; and check into Olde Mill Inn Bed and Breakfast to get some shut-eye.
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Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
So, to protect your shut-eye, try skipping the late-night doomscroll altogether.
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Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Carolyn Y. Johnson,
Washington Post,
25 June 2026
An Airbus fuselage in mid-assembly, with white tarps strapped across its cockpit windows and nose, looks eerily like one of its would-be passengers, a hypochondriac hoping for a few hours of in-flight shut-eye.
—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
23 June 2026
In town, enjoy breakfast at The Juice Spot; browse the goods at Hillfolk, Whistle Stop Antiques, and Frame Shop & Gallery; have a long lunch at Gap Creek Coffee House and dinner at Angelo's in the Gap; and check into Olde Mill Inn Bed and Breakfast to get some shut-eye.
—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
So, to protect your shut-eye, try skipping the late-night doomscroll altogether.
—
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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“Shut-eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shut-eye. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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