slumber
verb (used without object)
to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
had slumbered
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past perfectof slumber.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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I told tales about magic spells and a resident who had slumbered beneath the vines for decades.
From The New Yorker ● May 7, 2019
He had slumbered through the first three games, and would finish the Series with 17 strikeouts and a .143 average.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2018
Tyler Vaughns had slumbered through a quiet redshirt season last year but awoke midway through the spring, when he made three highlight-reel receptions in one practice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2017
But the King was determined to emancipate Cambodia from the semifeudal monarchy under which it had slumbered for centuries.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had slumbered through the worst of the hurricane.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
