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Recent Examples of sleep in
On April 20, Scott made a post via Instagram Stories of the newborn sleeping in a woven basket with a white and brown plaid blanket featuring an orange carrot decoration.
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Kayla Grant, People.com, 11 May 2025
Thousands of people slept in shelters for a second consecutive night.
—Rajesh Roy, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
Guillory, who was 64 at the time and newly homeless in Davis, had been sleeping in a friend’s tent beside a PG&E substation on L Street.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
Kids receive the red carpet treatment from the butler, too, and can ask the butler for child-sized robes and even a teepee to play or sleep in.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 4 May 2025
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Kayla Grant, People.com, 11 May 2025
Thousands of people slept in shelters for a second consecutive night.
—Rajesh Roy, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
Guillory, who was 64 at the time and newly homeless in Davis, had been sleeping in a friend’s tent beside a PG&E substation on L Street.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
Kids receive the red carpet treatment from the butler, too, and can ask the butler for child-sized robes and even a teepee to play or sleep in.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 4 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleep in
Verb
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While employee real wages and spending power dropped off, Kroger and Albertsons’ sales and profits skyrocketed.—
Errol Schweizer,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Liverpool can drastically drop off and look disjointed, but then find a second wind and finish with a flurry.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
Verb
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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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Instead of lab testing, our editors round up the best by nodding off and reviewing the industry-leading beds in their homes.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
9 May 2025
Verb
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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 24 May. 2025.
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