sleepaway

adjective sleep·away \ ˈslēp-ə-ˌwā \

Examples: sleepaway in a Sentence

Definition of sleepaway

: providing accommodations for overnight sleep and extended stay away from home

sleepaway camps

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Examples of sleepaway in a Sentence

We sent the kids off to sleepaway camp for the week.

Recent Examples of sleepaway from the Web

In a 2014 study by child development expert Yalda T. Uhls of Common Sense Media, preteens who spent just five days at a sleepaway nature camp without access to screens developed a greater understanding of real-world interpersonal communication cues.

— terri akman, Philly.com, "Tech-free camps change kids' brains for the better. How have parents and kids adjusted?," 15 Mar. 2018

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