had drowsed
- past perfect of drowse.
Example Sentences
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The dullest nose, even if it had drowsed like a Stoic through the day, perked and quivered when the breath came off the kitchen.
From Chimney-Pot Papers by Endell, Fritz August Gottfried
Often she had drowsed the summer noon in the coolness, unheeding the dinner call, until busy Martha roused her with the sisterly scolding she knew she deserved and took in good part.
From The Eye of Dread by Erskine, Payne
How long he lay in darkness, a second, an hour, he could not afterward recall; it seemed to him that he had drowsed off at once, but suddenly he started, trembling from head to foot.
From The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel by Saltus, Edgar
He had drowsed through the evening and at the first opportunity had managed to slip away quickly.
From A Royal Prisoner by Souvestre, Pierre
Who, in the semblance of Silas Blackburn, had drowsed without food for three days in the house at Smithtown?
From The Abandoned Room by Camp, Wadsworth
