Example Sentences

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Then, around 2 a.m., when he was sleeping, Rhys said he felt something touch his shoulder and awoke to a “freezing” room.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The pop star told police that Rocky was sleeping when she “suddenly heard approximately ten loud sounds like something banging on metal,” according to the report.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

In France, while he was sleeping on the steps of a church, Alarnab had often cooked for hundreds of other refugees.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Several years ago, Vinit was barely spending time in bed unless he was sleeping.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

It definitely didn’t look like a person was sleeping under there, but it would have to do.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake