How to Use snooze in a Sentence

snooze

1 of 2 verb
  • When an alarm goes off, is snoozed, or is stopped.
    — ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The same goes for snoozing your alarm.
    — Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Men pay to hold hands, go for a walk or even snooze on a girl’s lap.
    — Charlie Campbell / Tokyo, Time, 29 Oct. 2019
  • Long sleepers, per the new study, snoozed for nine or more hours.
    — Ben Guarino, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2018
  • Those who can get away with it try to snooze in the afternoons.
    — James Hookway, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Try it out and see your furry friend snooze soundly through the night.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2023
  • But now there’s good news for Isbell fans who snoozed and missed out.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 11 Sep. 2019
  • To sit in class texting friends, to cruise on the bathroom pass, to snooze off?
    — WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Her dog, Delta Dawn, snoozed nearby.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Now, the cat and dog duo can spend all their time playing and snoozing side by side.
    — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • And of course, tap the touchscreen to snooze for an extra five minutes.
    — Laura Sutherland, CNN Underscored, 29 Nov. 2020
  • The youngest, Kiana, snoozed quietly on the couch.
    — Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Travellers sat slumped staring at phones or snoozed under their coats.
    — Mary Gaitskill, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Outside, there may have been livestock snoozing in barns and sheds.
    — Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Crane & Canopy Don't snooze on Crane & Canopy's sitewide home sale.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 28 Nov. 2023
  • In it, Mario snoozes against a tree as a butterfly flutters by his head.
    — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The freedom of that snoozing pack felt better than anything else that crossed my feed that day.
    — Sylvia Poggioli, The New York Review of Books, 29 Mar. 2020
  • Hill suggests snoozing on this put-off-able to-do until the springtime.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
  • On one of the mornings, they were allowed to snooze for 30 minutes.
    — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2023
  • This winter brings a slew of new places to snooze at some of the country’s most iconic resorts.
    — Tim Neville, Outside Online, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Warner likes to tease Paramore about the time cameras caught him snoozing in the front row.
    — Tracy Swartz, chicagotribune.com, 28 June 2019
  • Sun can be scarce in the dark, short days of winter, so treat them to a portable, toasty snoozing spot.
    — Christina Vercelletto, CNN Underscored, 4 Dec. 2019
  • To snooze an email, hover over the message in your main Gmail screen, and click the clock icon to the far right.
    — Currie Engel, Time, 2 July 2019
  • Aim to snooze for seven to eight hours a night by keeping your bedroom in the mid- to high-60s.
    — Nicole Saporita, Good Housekeeping, 18 Feb. 2020
  • This page gives you the option to either cancel or snooze your membership.
    — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Prefer to spend the day snoozing by the pool while your friends opt to zip down water slides together?
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2023
  • The trick is accommodating those who want to drink and snooze at will, Joyce says.
    — Angus Whitley, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Oct. 2019
  • If the watch industry was snoozing through the dog days of summer, Rolex just woke it up.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Be warned, these are already selling out online — the deep brown mock croc is just too good to last, so don’t snooze on them for long.
    — Natalie Cantell, InStyle, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Prefer to spend the day snoozing by the pool while your friends opt to zip down waterslides together?
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026

snooze

2 of 2 noun
  • Just find any button and tap once for snooze and twice for off.
    — Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Then go have a snooze, and then a light dinner and dancing.
    — Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • The tap-to-snooze function will be on both of these Dots as well.
    — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 24 Sep. 2020
  • What used to be arguably the best part of any awards show is now a total snooze.
    — NBC News, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Billy just couldn't wait to check out the sights - or snooze on Dad, one of the two.
    — Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2023
  • And speaking of snooze, here are 10 favorite songs of the year.
    — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Sounds fun, but are audiences in for more of a thrill ride or a bungled snooze?
    — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 30 July 2021
  • Just be sure to snag this clock before Amazon hits snooze on this deal price.
    — Ellen McAlpine, CNN Underscored, 6 July 2020
  • Flowy enough for a fashion moment but cozy enough for a quick snooze, the style lives up to its name.
    — Lindzi Scharf, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2020
  • The snooze and light bars are on the side of the clock, away from the clock setting dials on the back.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 19 May 2021
  • The plush, comfortable beds are worth the extra snooze.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
  • As the moon and Venus connect, chilling out doesn’t have to be a snooze-fest.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Of all the Max Martin hits in the show that are great, why go with that snooze?
    — Vulture, 12 June 2023
  • Take a snooze and then hurry out the door in these wide-leg pants from Cozy Earth.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2023
  • In the snap, Grace could be seen taking a little snooze while her dad pushed her in a stroller.
    — Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com, 29 Jan. 2022
  • Here’s how to hang a hammock like a pro for your next afternoon snooze session.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 29 Jan. 2020
  • One recent study may serve as a good excuse for tired teens to hit the snooze alarm button a few more times.
    — ABC News, 19 Feb. 2020
  • Matt snuggles me for eight minutes until the snooze alarm on my iPhone goes off.
    — Alix Strauss, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2023
  • There’s some promise that tart cherry juice can help you in the snooze department.
    — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 31 May 2023
  • There's nothing better than a brief snooze in the middle of the day to relax and recharge.
    — Good Housekeeping, 16 July 2023
  • Because while the old boys snooze and pee, those post-love, post-menopausal crones have it all under control.
    — Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021
  • There are travel pillows that are fine for a quick snooze, and then there are neck pillows that get results.
    — Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Josh Allen turned around the snooze fest with the Bills’ last possession of the first half.
    — Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Light sleepers can still enjoy a sound snooze on the road with this white noise machine that’s nearly half off.
    — Brittany Vanderbill, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2023
  • People are taking advantage of working at home to snooze, and that can be a good thing.
    — Galadriel Watson, Star Tribune, 21 Feb. 2021
  • With his new gig, Tony Dokoupil may be able to hit snooze on his early bird alarm clock.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Yoga, stretching, and extra sleep (past all the snoozes) become their own kind of training.
    — Jamilee Hoglind, Outside, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The clock is very straight-forward, with one single alarm sound available, with a 9-minute snooze available.
    — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Maybe the action will pick up over the next couple of weeks, but two episodes in, Hard Knocks is a soft snooze.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Wedgewood had to be on his tootsies early — the first 11 minutes were a snooze-fest, by and large.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026

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