sandman
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sandmen
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Garments are dusted with a glimmering sheen, as if visited by the sandman.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2024
Menopause, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome and all kinds of mental health challenges can do a fine job of throwing themselves between us and the sandman.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2023
The title is from traditional children’s tales of a sandman who comes at bedtime to toss sand in children’s eyes to put them to sleep.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2018
Lacy is coming downstairs at night to find the furniture disordered; their youngest said the "sandman" told him about it.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 4, 2013
She would have taken the thin hand in hers, but Johnny's uneasy breathing showed him still contesting every inch of progress the "children's sandman" was making toward him, and she didn't dare to move.
From Five Little Peppers Grown Up by Margaret Sidney
She’s pretty and pretty ridiculous, but the digital sandmen her character summons up to fight Conan, which burst out of the ground like rockets and explode into dust, are nifty.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2011
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