sleepover
noun
sleep·over
ˈslēp-ō-vər 
1
: an overnight stay (as at another's home)
2
: an instance of hosting a sleepover in one's home
Examples of sleepover in a Sentence
Our daughter is having a sleepover for her friends tomorrow.
Recent Examples on the Web
In May of 2014, Weier and Geyser lured Leutner, also 12, into the woods following a sleepover, PEOPLE reported previously.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Prosecutors said Geyser and Weier lured Leutner to a wooded area in Waukesha after a sleepover in May 2014.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 12 Apr. 2024
Payton Leutner stabbed in the woods After a sleepover on May 31, 2014, the girls lure Leutner into the woods and attack her.
—Jim Riccioli, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Friends’ phones at recess or at a sleepover are like second-hand smoke: your kid might not have the cigarette in their mouth, but they’re still exposed.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2024
The Traitors is essentially the sleepover game Mafia, plus capes.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2024
Heartfield recommends adding a workstation under a lofted bed or creating a twin bunk over a full or queen for a child's sleepover guests.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2024
My sister’s family also moved nearby, and the cousin sleepovers have given me the option of a night away.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Harrowing text messages show the panic a 12-year-old girl felt the night her friend’s dad allegedly attempted to drug her and at least two other friends at his daughter’s sleepover, according to authorities.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Prosecutors said Geyser and Weier lured Leutner to a wooded area in Waukesha after a sleepover in May 2014.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 12 Apr. 2024
Payton Leutner stabbed in the woods After a sleepover on May 31, 2014, the girls lure Leutner into the woods and attack her.
—Jim Riccioli, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Friends’ phones at recess or at a sleepover are like second-hand smoke: your kid might not have the cigarette in their mouth, but they’re still exposed.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2024
The Traitors is essentially the sleepover game Mafia, plus capes.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2024
Heartfield recommends adding a workstation under a lofted bed or creating a twin bunk over a full or queen for a child's sleepover guests.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2024
My sister’s family also moved nearby, and the cousin sleepovers have given me the option of a night away.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Harrowing text messages show the panic a 12-year-old girl felt the night her friend’s dad allegedly attempted to drug her and at least two other friends at his daughter’s sleepover, according to authorities.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Sleepover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepover. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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sleepover
noun
sleep·over
ˈslēp-ō-vər
: an overnight stay at another's home or an instance of having others stay at one's own home
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