oversleep
verb (used without object)
to sleep beyond the proper or intended time of waking.
was oversleeping
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past progressiveof oversleep.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"I think I told her she was oversleeping," I said.
From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
Miss Burt was glad to hear Milly Flaxman was oversleeping herself.
From The Invader A Novel by Woods, Margaret L. (Margaret Louisa)
