slumber party
noun
: an overnight gathering especially of teenage girls usually at one of their homes
Examples of slumber party in a Sentence
My 12-year-old daughter is having a slumber party tonight.
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Disappointed, the 22-year-old decided to throw her own slumber party with friends complete with drinks, games and karaoke.
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Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Earlier in the evening, Imogen asked how come her mother always brought another person when they were supposed to spend time together, and Victoria promised her a mother-daughter slumber party that night.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 June 2025
Five hours a day in reclining chairs that were arranged in a circle like some twisted slumber party that no one wanted to be invited to.
—Alli Kushner, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Meyer added some evil vampires to the mix for menace and invented a chiseled teenage werewolf to serve as an alternate love interest–cum–third wheel (sparking the Team Edward vs. Team Jacob face-offs that divided a generation’s worth of slumber parties).
—Bruce Handy, Vulture, 20 May 2025
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Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Earlier in the evening, Imogen asked how come her mother always brought another person when they were supposed to spend time together, and Victoria promised her a mother-daughter slumber party that night.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 June 2025
Five hours a day in reclining chairs that were arranged in a circle like some twisted slumber party that no one wanted to be invited to.
—Alli Kushner, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Meyer added some evil vampires to the mix for menace and invented a chiseled teenage werewolf to serve as an alternate love interest–cum–third wheel (sparking the Team Edward vs. Team Jacob face-offs that divided a generation’s worth of slumber parties).
—Bruce Handy, Vulture, 20 May 2025
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“Slumber party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slumber%20party. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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