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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Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 8 Apr. 2026
Maybe that’s why all Dodgers’ batters seem to be hitting is the snooze button — snoozing and, on Wednesday, losing 4-1 to the Cleveland Guardians.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
Nedergaard studies the glymphatic system, which removes waste from the brain during sleep, so ensuring her test subjects achieve a restorative snooze is central to her work.
—Amanda Erickson, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
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Verb
The same goes for snoozing your alarm.
—Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 8 Apr. 2026
Maybe that’s why all Dodgers’ batters seem to be hitting is the snooze button — snoozing and, on Wednesday, losing 4-1 to the Cleveland Guardians.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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
Nedergaard studies the glymphatic system, which removes waste from the brain during sleep, so ensuring her test subjects achieve a restorative snooze is central to her work.
—Amanda Erickson, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Snooze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snooze. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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