Examples of snooze in a Sentence
Verb
snoozed through those long winter nights under a thick down comforter
she was just snoozing when she heard the knock at the door
Noun
took a snooze after lunch to refresh himself
man, that novel is a snooze—there's not one interesting character in it
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Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
The same goes for snoozing your alarm.
—Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 8 Apr. 2026
Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
Wedgewood had to be on his tootsies early — the first 11 minutes were a snooze-fest, by and large.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
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Verb
This could explain why the scent of cigarette smoke and rotting fish had an impact on people who were snoozing, but not on people who were awake.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
The same goes for snoozing your alarm.
—Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
However, when having a little extra snooze might mean missing on an awesome deal, something just clicked.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
Wedgewood had to be on his tootsies early — the first 11 minutes were a snooze-fest, by and large.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Snooze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snooze. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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