Example Sentences

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The abbé, comfortably ensconced in the corner, was slumbering again.

From A Nest of Spies by Allain, Marcel

Farther away he could hear the regular breathing of Master Hopper, who, with youth's ready amenability to Nature's own anodynes, was slumbering peacefully.

From A Safety Match by Hay, Ian

The spy was still at his post in the barn doorway, but he was slumbering, as was his canine servitor, lying curled up at his feet.

From The Twins of Suffering Creek by Cullum, Ridgwell

They parted at the quarters; but Don Amador, after satisfying himself that the knight of Rhodes was slumbering on his pallet, drew Jacinto aside to question him further of the orphan of Almeria.

From Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico by Bird, Robert Montgomery

In a few minutes the Acting Chief was slumbering more peacefully than he had done since his accident.

From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)