sleep in

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Recent Examples of sleep in Alternatively, as the Guardian writes, Parmigianino may have been referencing Correggio’s sensual Venus and Cupid With a Satyr (1524-25), in which the goddess sleeps in a similar position. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024 Would merely sleeping in a replica of his bed conjure a modicum of that same evil? Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2024 Snuggles in bed In my ideal world, my baby and I are sleeping until like 8:30 a.m., which is sleeping in for us. Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024 Use this time to disconnect, turn off your phone, sleep in, or enjoy your home in silence. Dominique Fluker, Essence, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sleep in 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleep in
Verb
  • As the winds dropped off Wednesday, the National Weather Service in Los Angeles ended its red flag warnings but said that elevated to brief critical conditions would linger into Thursday for breezy areas such as southwest Santa Barbara County and the San Gabriel Mountains.
    Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Three from last year dropped off, including theater tycoon Benny Suherman, whose Nusantara Sejahtera Raya, owner of Cinema XXI, the country’s largest cinema chain by number of theaters, took a hit following lower-than-expected revenue in the third quarter.
    Jane Ho, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • My grandfather had finished his cake and started nodding off at the table.
    Ayşegül Savaş, The New Yorker, 14 July 2024
  • The affidavit also noted that Hernandez kept nodding off during his interview with DPS troopers.
    Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Mar. 2024
Verb
  • The Season 3 penultimate and finale episodes ‘Getting There’ and ‘Jews on a Plane’ aired on Comedy Central in 2016, the first half featuring the duo in a rush to get to the airport after oversleeping, forgetting a passport and getting stuck in the subway.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
  • During the last annular solar eclipse in October, Jonah Branch accidentally overslept and missed the 'ring of fire' celestial event.
    Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Apr. 2024

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“Sleep in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleep%20in. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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