Etymology
Origin of outsleep
Example Sentences
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Not a morning did I outsleep the reveille; nor once missed matins in the Cathedral.
From The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains by Reid, Mayne
After sunset they gradually awake and proceed to ravage any fruit preserves which may be within reach, committing serious depredations while the owners outsleep the moon.
From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various
Yet even he could not outsleep the reluctant lingering of night.
From Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation by Brehm, George
When he did recollect, he rose quietly, extinguished the gas and made the room as dark as possible, in hopes that Bovey might outsleep himself in the morning.
From Crowded Out! and Other Sketches by Harrison, S. Frances (Susie Frances)
“Your pardon, Don José, that I outsleep the camp,” he muttered haltingly.
From The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine by Amick, Robert Wesley
She starts within me, like a traveller, Who sluggishly outslept his morning hour, And mends his pace to reach his inn betimes.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 by Scott, Walter, Sir
Her eyes were still red, but she had the happy look of a child that has outslept its grief.
From The Greater Inclination by Wharton, Edith
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