slumbered

past tense of slumber

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slumbered
Verb
  • Their everyday lives consisted of slogging through an intense tour schedule and stuffing all four members into one hotel room — sometimes, lead singer Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley even slept on the hotel room floor.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Her friends slept on the floor in her dorm room beside her.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The deep seat is just asking to be napped on.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
  • People between 50 and 60 years old who got six hours of sleep nightly had a higher risk of dementia later in life, while older adults who didn't sleep well at night, but napped often, had a greater risk of dying within the next five years.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Lane’s defense rested at trial without presenting any witnesses.
    Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Few experiences rival the calm satisfaction of falling asleep easily and waking up feeling fully rested.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The couple dozed like babies in the leaves—that cry, that wail, had become their sleep trigger.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • So Ronny sat up front while Cali dozed in the back, and the trio didn’t speak as the truck cut through the morning.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Slumbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slumbered. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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