Example Sentences
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Sunderland woke from their first-half slumbers, detected the growing anxiety around the stadium, and a sense of inevitability accompanied a thunderous 80th-minute equaliser from Brian Brobbey.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
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
“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
Ground squirrels don’t waste away during Jack Frost’s tenure—they manage to build muscle at the end of their winter slumbers, even with no fuel from food.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 26, 2022
What slumbers in the heart, slumbers in the stone.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
