Synonyms
Examples of snooze in a Sentence
Verb
snoozed through those long winter nights under a thick down comforter
she was just snoozing when she heard the knock at the door
Noun
took a snooze after lunch to refresh himself
man, that novel is a snooze—there's not one interesting character in it
Recent Examples on the Web
The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
The downside to this was that many times Steve would roll over and almost squish the snoozing frog.
—Corky Carroll, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
The route took snoozing passengers from Berlin to Brussels via Amsterdam.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
There is still much to learn about snoozing’s long-term impact on cognition and the brain.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Scientific American, 15 Nov. 2023
After years of sleep struggles, my daughter now snoozes peacefully all night long.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 12 Mar. 2024
The country’s northernmost region happens to be flush with hotels that are purpose-built for snoozing under the night sky, where the Northern Lights are visible about 200 nights a year.
—Paul Rubio, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2024
Don’t snooze and miss the moment — SZA is performing at the Grammy Awards!
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024
The device will continue playing audio that keeps you snoozing.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2024
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
The 2024 election could yet be a snooze compared with the high-temperature votes of 2016 and 2020.
—Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2024
The film is a snooze, but its biggest betrayal is arguably to its own ensemble, who throw themselves into the deep end with the utmost emotional commitment to the gimmick.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024
There was once a time—a time not so long ago, in fact—when the menswear on the Oscars red carpet was, to put it bluntly, a bit of a snooze.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
And a multipurpose lawn is an on-site invitation to connect and explore — offering places to picnic, snooze or play a round of catch.
—Bang Advertising Staff and Correspondents, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
The lineup: Magnesium powder (a supplement with little sleep research), tart cherry juice (which naturally contains some melatonin, a controversial snooze aid), and seltzer or probiotic soda.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 19 Jan. 2024
Arthur, by his own admission, finds leading the Atlantis high council to be a bureaucratic snooze.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Dec. 2023
Night owl–types, regardless of age, are also more likely to hit snooze.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Scientific American, 15 Nov. 2023
Verb
Meanwhile, Godzilla is snoozing in Italy and is awakened by something, and Jia is having visions of a strange force in Hollow Earth.
—The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
The downside to this was that many times Steve would roll over and almost squish the snoozing frog.
—Corky Carroll, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
The route took snoozing passengers from Berlin to Brussels via Amsterdam.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
There is still much to learn about snoozing’s long-term impact on cognition and the brain.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Scientific American, 15 Nov. 2023
After years of sleep struggles, my daughter now snoozes peacefully all night long.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 12 Mar. 2024
The country’s northernmost region happens to be flush with hotels that are purpose-built for snoozing under the night sky, where the Northern Lights are visible about 200 nights a year.
—Paul Rubio, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2024
Don’t snooze and miss the moment — SZA is performing at the Grammy Awards!
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024
The device will continue playing audio that keeps you snoozing.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2024
Noun
If kids can grow out of their pretend pals, so too can horror audiences of cynical snoozes like this.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
The 2024 election could yet be a snooze compared with the high-temperature votes of 2016 and 2020.
—Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2024
The film is a snooze, but its biggest betrayal is arguably to its own ensemble, who throw themselves into the deep end with the utmost emotional commitment to the gimmick.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024
There was once a time—a time not so long ago, in fact—when the menswear on the Oscars red carpet was, to put it bluntly, a bit of a snooze.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
And a multipurpose lawn is an on-site invitation to connect and explore — offering places to picnic, snooze or play a round of catch.
—Bang Advertising Staff and Correspondents, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
The lineup: Magnesium powder (a supplement with little sleep research), tart cherry juice (which naturally contains some melatonin, a controversial snooze aid), and seltzer or probiotic soda.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 19 Jan. 2024
Arthur, by his own admission, finds leading the Atlantis high council to be a bureaucratic snooze.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Dec. 2023
Night owl–types, regardless of age, are also more likely to hit snooze.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Scientific American, 15 Nov. 2023
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