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Recent Examples of sleep in
When someone is sleeping in an unadorned conventional hammock, a thin layer of fabric is all that separates the underside of their sleeping bag from the chilly night air.
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New Atlas, 3 June 2025
Her child, and four others, were sleeping in another room.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 2 June 2025
Others are sleeping in tents surrounded by the rubble of their former homes, fearful to leave in case they are forced out of Gaza.
—Sarah-Grace Mankarious, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
Michael King’s bad night’s sleep in an Atlanta suburb last weekend has raised the first bright yellow flag on this Padres season.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
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New Atlas, 3 June 2025
Her child, and four others, were sleeping in another room.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 2 June 2025
Others are sleeping in tents surrounded by the rubble of their former homes, fearful to leave in case they are forced out of Gaza.
—Sarah-Grace Mankarious, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
Michael King’s bad night’s sleep in an Atlanta suburb last weekend has raised the first bright yellow flag on this Padres season.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleep in
Verb
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The following morning, Thompson dropped off the older child at the bus stop and came back home, then the woman left for work, leaving her 2-year-old daughter with Thompson, deputies said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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The user drop off comes as both Temu and Shein have pulled back on U.S. advertising spend over recent months since the Trump administration’s tariff announcements.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
Verb
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The juror, a middle-aged Black woman, seemed to nod off around 11:30 a.m. as Dr. Dawn Hughes testified.—
Jenna Sundel
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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All-night session in House of Representatives committees result in at least three members being caught on camera nodding off.—
The National Desk,
Baltimore Sun,
15 May 2025
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One giant got distracted by a wandering minstrel One giant overslept and started late Clues: Brumm is not the fastest builder but didn’t oversleep.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Finally the proper authority, who had overslept, showed up to unlock the gate.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Sleep in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleep%20in. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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