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
Males are known to ramp up their physical activity during their mating season, but how their sleep quality changed — antechinuses typically sleep around 15 hours a day — remained elusive.
From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2024
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
“Can’t get a lick of sleep around here,” their father groused as they all trooped back into the house.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
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