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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
Allison Morrow, CNN, 19 June 2024
Nearby, several older rats, now retired, snoozed in clay pots in their cages.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 15 June 2024
Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 16 June 2024
There’s good reason to consider a post-lunch snooze.
—Melinda Fulmer, TIME, 13 June 2024
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Verb
Until recently, the government had also been largely snoozing.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 19 June 2024
Nearby, several older rats, now retired, snoozed in clay pots in their cages.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 15 June 2024
Noun
Hilaria, 40, wrote on Instagram beneath a video of their kids waking up Alec from a midday snooze.
—Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 16 June 2024
There’s good reason to consider a post-lunch snooze.
—Melinda Fulmer, TIME, 13 June 2024
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“Snooze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snooze. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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