dreamless
Americanadjective
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The rest of the night was about as memorable as a dreamless sleep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2023
And while standing horses can achieve "slow-wave," or deep, dreamless sleep, but an adequately rested horse requires at least 25 minutes of REM sleep per day, which can only happen while lying down, Matlock said.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 12, 2023
But, he added, “they have not been anesthetized by mediocrity into dreamless boredom.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
And there it is in death, the ultimate surrender and eternal rest, the dreamless sleep, the reconciliation, the forgiving annihilation, the letting go no matter what.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 28, 2019
I awoke from a heavy, dreamless sleep to find myself lying on Francis’s couch in an uncomfortable position, and the morning sun streaming through the bank of windows at the rear.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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