slept in; sleeping in; sleeps in
1
: to sleep where one is employed
2
a
b
: to sleep late intentionally
Examples of sleep-in in a Sentence
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Apr. 2023
Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
Here’s a great piece from this week: Is your co-worker sleeping in their car?
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
The group then compared those values with local homeless populations to see whether more money in one area affected how many people slept in tents or shelters.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
At night, the carriers rested the Mazu statue in a temple, and hardier pilgrims slept in the temple or on the nearby streets.
—Amy Chang Chien Lam Yik Fei, New York Times, 3 May 2024
Others include spending a night in the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, Italy, staying in the clock room in the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, or sleeping in a bedroom in a Minneapolis, Minnesota home purchased by musician Prince after it was featured in the film Purple Rain.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 2 May 2024
Choose from meditation, cooking, or yoga classes, or sleep in and spend your afternoon at the spa.
—Mariette Williams, Essence, 2 May 2024
Its 1,000 grams of 850-fill-power hydrophobic goose down gave me no issues retaining body moisture after sleeping in it for a week on Alaska’s Kahiltna Glacier.
—Scott Gilbertson Gear Team, WIRED, 28 Apr. 2024
During the fire department's inspection Wednesday, 15 people were found sleeping in the main room of the church, the mayor's press release said.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 26 Apr. 2024
Adjective
After a day of Janine avoiding Gregory, the two finally start to hash it out during a sleep-in field trip at Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Apr. 2023
Verb
Celebrate Mom by letting her sleep in, take some of those chores off her list, or lighten her load by running some errands.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
Here’s a great piece from this week: Is your co-worker sleeping in their car?
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
The group then compared those values with local homeless populations to see whether more money in one area affected how many people slept in tents or shelters.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
At night, the carriers rested the Mazu statue in a temple, and hardier pilgrims slept in the temple or on the nearby streets.
—Amy Chang Chien Lam Yik Fei, New York Times, 3 May 2024
Others include spending a night in the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, Italy, staying in the clock room in the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, or sleeping in a bedroom in a Minneapolis, Minnesota home purchased by musician Prince after it was featured in the film Purple Rain.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 2 May 2024
Choose from meditation, cooking, or yoga classes, or sleep in and spend your afternoon at the spa.
—Mariette Williams, Essence, 2 May 2024
Its 1,000 grams of 850-fill-power hydrophobic goose down gave me no issues retaining body moisture after sleeping in it for a week on Alaska’s Kahiltna Glacier.
—Scott Gilbertson Gear Team, WIRED, 28 Apr. 2024
During the fire department's inspection Wednesday, 15 people were found sleeping in the main room of the church, the mayor's press release said.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Sleep-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep-in. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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