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Recent Examples of snooze
Noun
With a simulated sunset and sunrise, this alarm clock also has several smart features, including a tap snooze, an automatic dimmable display and an FM radio.—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026 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
Verb
Sea turtles snoozed, manta rays glided, and reef fish darted by the thousands over lava pinnacles covered in corals and basket sponges.—Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026 One guy wearing a World Series of Poker cap was snoozing just a few feet from Circa’s Sports Gambling Hall of Fame, which features plaques commemorating America’s betting behemoths, including several men who live overseas for fear of prosecution.—Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for snooze
More than 27,000 racers rose before dawn this morning to yawn, stretch and don their gear to take on the iconic streets of Los Angeles today during the 2026 ASICS Los Angeles Marathon.
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Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
With that indelible Southern gift for pulling new lingo from thin air, the duo deploy yawns that stretch like bungee over Zaytoven-type keys.
Two adults cannot sleep comfortably on a twin bed.
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Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
More than a third of Americans now occasionally or consistently sleep apart from their partner, and research suggests the arrangement can improve both rest and relationships.
There is classic drip coffee, cappuccinos, lattes and mochas, but also fun options like tiramisu and honey lavender lattes.
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Ella Gonzales
April 1,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
To meet his growing costs, Meraj had increased the price of a cup of tea from ten rupees to fifteen, a fifty-per-cent rise (in New York terms, like a cup of drip coffee going from just shy of four dollars to nearly six overnight).