Example Sentences

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“You will be sleeping in dorms,” he warned.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

So Brian will be sleeping in his bed when the clocks change.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2024

“And it’s not ‘if’ people will be sleeping on the streets, it’s when.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2023

"There are aftershocks every now and then, so I will be sleeping outside," said Yvon Pierre, 69, former mayor of Saint Louis du Sud, now living in Les Cayes.

From Reuters • Aug. 15, 2021

Carved into the wall are two bunks—one of us will be sleeping on the floor—and a ground-level cube space for storage.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins