Example Sentences

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For the past few months, Michael Gilpin has slept in a small, prefabricated house he moved into when he got off the streets of Los Angeles as part of a major drive to reduce homelessness.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Ms Roche said "no-one has slept properly" and that family members were "constantly on the lookout".

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2025

"It really makes me happy when I sing," said 19-year-old Osé Mavakala, who has slept on the streets for years like more than 20,000 other homeless children in Kinshasa, according to U.N. agency UNICEF.

From Reuters • Sep. 6, 2023

Mendoza said he has slept at the airport a few times before.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2023

It is the first time in her life she has slept alone, surrounded by strangers; all her life she has slept either in a room with her parents, or with Ashoke at her side.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri