Example Sentences

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As the sun still slumbers early Monday, patches of dense fog are cloaking parts of Puget Sound and the southwest interior, including areas in and around Tacoma, Bellevue, Seattle and Bremerton.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2023

As his successor Major Burns continues in the role, it is unclear how often his daily performance will be waking a monarch from his slumbers.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2022

The new Man in Black is actually a host version of William controlled by Charlotte, while the genuine article slumbers in cryosleep.

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2022

“If the screaming did not disturb the slumbers of Pasadena, it’s one of the larger miracles,” wrote Charles Champlin in The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2022

What slumbers in the heart, slumbers in the stone.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson