Example Sentences
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The resulting slow leak happened while we slumbered.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
While RSV and influenza slumbered these past few years, society was learning an unprecedented amount about their behavior and the effect public health actions have on them.
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2022
The offense that had awoken in June has largely slumbered in July, and it had been especially silent through the first two games in Baltimore.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 25, 2021
One could imagine that some reptilian alien slumbered away the eons here while traveling to the Solar System.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 6, 2020
Sleepiness eventually came over all of them, and without needing to announce it, they all lay close to the fire, close to one another, and slumbered peacefully while the wind’s angry tirade lessened.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
