Example Sentences

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“I considered that if it had not been for the accident that shortened my sleep, I would have slept six or seven more hours longer,” he wrote in his letter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2025

John Frim said he was a bit "confused" by the situation but was "happy to be home" and have slept in his "own bed" on board the vessel for the first time.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024

Since then, inmates have slept on mattresses in overcrowded cells.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024

With nowhere to go, the villagers have slept out in the open since the earthquake struck on Friday.

From Reuters • Sep. 12, 2023

For if he had known, he would never have slept so easily.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart