Example Sentences

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Say the school maintenance man oversleeps and doesn’t unlock the doors of the polling place in time for set-up.

From Salon • Sep. 15, 2024

The rat wins, while the cat oversleeps and misses the whole race.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2023

When your teenager oversleeps, give him a break: He’s still making bones.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2019

In the first scene of the pilot, one of the four roommates oversleeps for an arraignment.

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2013

"Fits too damned well to be a coincidence! Anthony Marston dies of asphyxiation or choking last night after dinner, and Mother Rogers oversleeps herself with a vengeance."

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie