sleep around
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Unable to sleep around 2 a.m. last Wednesday, Sean St. John got out of bed and drove from his Pasadena home to check on his Altadena pizzeria, Pizza of Venice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
On March 23, 2015, the pair was awakened from sleep around 3 in the morning by a bright white light, three laser dots and a group of intruders wearing wetsuits.
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2024
Bellizzi was about to catch some sleep around 7 a.m. when another call came in about a small gas spill.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
A vet in the East of England who wished to remain anonymous said her practice was putting to sleep around 15 XLs a week.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2023
Then I managed to get forty winks or so of sleep around sunrise.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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