How to Use nap in a Sentence

nap

1 of 2 verb
  • Try to suppress the urge to nap.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The deep seat is just asking to be napped on.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The deep seat is just asking to be napped on.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 28 Nov. 2025
  • At that point, the crew will get another four hours to nap.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • How can a parent today tell whether their child no longer needs to nap?
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Oct. 2022
  • And there’s a resting room with a bed where anyone who needs a break can nap.
    — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Dog-napping bad boyfriend Lex Luthor.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Bob, pulling a blanket over his head and trying to nap while his young child plays.
    — oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2023
  • One of our cats, long dead, used to nap on its cushions and coat it with a mat of gray fur.
    — Beth Thames | [email protected], al, 12 Jan. 2022
  • One of the babies was left napping in the nursery.
    — Denise Schrier Cetta, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Her 2-year-old son was napping, but his toys adorned the living room floor.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • Youth were left alone while a staff member napped, inspection files show.
    — Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2023
  • This would be a great gift for anyone who struggles to get a good night's rest or who loves to nap.
    — Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The eye mask helps block out any extra light in my room when napping during the day.
    — Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Anecdotes abound of elk and pronghorn strolling around turbines or napping in their shade.
    — Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
  • While her girls napped, Lisa read novels, worked out, and cooked lavish meals.
    — Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
  • One of the gems in the project was a nursery school, where farmers’ children could nap on cots.
    — Amity Shlaes, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Hazel is surrounded by little tech roosters that tell her when to eat and nap.
    — Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Don't worry about having the light on or turning it on while your baby naps.
    — Emily Cook, Parents, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Sleepy mares, bellies swollen with foals ready to drop, stand napping on their feet in the early spring sun.
    — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 21 Mar. 2023
  • So, what causes the urge to nap after a holiday meal?
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Wild horses often nap on the sand like beachgoers — but don’t be fooled.
    — Evan Moore august 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The next hour or so was a blur of trying to get a hospital bag ready while my daughter napped.
    — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
  • Our tester even napped in the skort a few times and said the fabric doesn’t overheat either.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The quiet moments watching them nap, climb or snack on bamboo.
    — Ryan Brennan april 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
  • In the images, the couple wears their bathing suits while napping in the sun in the corner of a boat.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Curled up on a sofa, the baby star can be seen napping in a bubblegum tutu.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
  • That’s why babies nap a lot, while an adult can enjoy after-dinner drinks (some of the time).
    — WIRED, 4 Mar. 2023
  • But as the months have passed, Juni has stopped stashing food, loves to nap, and seems so much more at ease.
    — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Its front seat was a nice spot for our 4-year-old to nap on her first Yukon River trip.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2021

nap

2 of 2 noun
  • Just one more nap, one more run, one more hunt.
    — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Enter a two-hour nap sans eye mask.
    — Ayana Underwood, Outside, 20 Sep. 2025
  • This menu deserves its own post-nosh nap.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
  • This isn’t the kind of tiredness that a nap will fix.
    — Julie Scott, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
  • No amount of naps, no amount of sleep could refresh me.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Take more naps, or cook some of your favorite recipes.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Sarah Snook deserves an epic nap.
    — Claire Danes, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Their pup loved to curl up on the bed, thanks to the padding for long naps.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Those are also suède, but the nap runs north-south rather than east-west.
    — Alyssa Brandt, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • If the baby wants a nap, the baby gets a nap!
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Have a short exercise video or app cued up for nap time.
    — Laura Baehr, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
  • One was a kid taking a nap on some chairs at a party.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Use a soft-bristle brush to lift the nap of the suede once the boots are dry.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
  • One man used the room’s relative warmth to take a nap.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Slower, tired, wanna be in bed, love a nap.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • If present, a nap is a favorable move.
    — Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 23 May 2026
  • While the guests are on the beach, Max decides to take a nap.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2026
  • In the meantime, Quinn’s dad can try to squeeze in a few naps.
    — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 10 May 2026
  • Just prepare for the inevitable post-taco nap.
    — Michael Moberly, Saveur, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Maybe even sneak in something that feels like a long winter’s nap.
    — Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The working mama went about her busy day as her two youngest took their naps.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Or just plant yourself among the dunes and nap to the sound of the waves lapping.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
  • But now researchers say a quick nap might offer that same kind of brain boost.
    — Hunter Boyce, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Hyde, 42, is far removed from the world of play dates and nap times.
    — Shay Castle, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Sofas can double as a place to nap, eat a quick bite, or even a guest bed.
    — Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Gone are the days of retiring to your bedroom for a nap.
    — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026
  • This is your cosmic permission to stay at home and take a nap!
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The cloth will also restore some of the texture to the nap.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 Jan. 2026
  • One neighbor said that the sound of the crane hitting the ground woke her up from her nap.
    — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Just enough time to get in a nap before securing the win.
    — Christian Romo, Freep.com, 12 Aug. 2025

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