Example Sentences

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It was 8:30 a.m., and most of the ship’s 4,000 passengers were still snoozing or filling their plates at the breakfast buffet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

I climbed down a ladder to find my husband and 5-year-old daughter still snoozing in the lower bunk.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2024

Semi-feral, Pebbles now prefers snoozing in the library to hunting, the university said.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2024

A lie-down could involve reading or snoozing or just contemplating the world outside the window.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2024

When the picture ended, we left the piano player snoozing in the front row and rolled out of the theater.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu