How to Use slumber in a Sentence

slumber

1 of 2 verb
  • But the nannies had to get up in the night at the sound of my shrieks while my parents slumbered with ear-plugs in.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
  • In a mood to slumber all day, to the tune of conversations held by cartoon mice?
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
  • One of the men set fire to the slumbering victim’s clothes, causing a small blaze, police said.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Mountains look like slumbering dinosaurs.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Others showed baby Spero clasping his tiny hand around Graham's finger and slumbering with a smile on his face.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The late-slumbering parent, meanwhile, can do remote work on their laptop at the table at night while the rest of the family sleeps comfortably.
    — New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The actress had a hard time slumbering after her week one mistakes, and now she’s expected to do a cartwheel into splits after tearing her hamstring?
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
  • As slow growth dampened ambitions in both countries, the AU slumbered without strong leadership.
    — Amaka Anku, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Their football was slumbering, stuttering.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • The world's largest acidic geyser has begun erupting again in Yellowstone after slumbering for over five years, the national park said Monday.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Some, perhaps, slumbered through repetitive regional games and inconsequential friendlies.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 14 June 2026
  • And amazingly, photographs of them have been slumbering in archives or circulating unidentified for almost a century.
    — Glenn Kurtz, Time, 28 Mar. 2026
  • If the temperature, humidity or acidity is not favorable, these bacteria can also slumber for decades in a spore form – underfoot and forgotten by nearly all except cattle.
    — Hannah Kinzer, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Similar contamination was also the most likely explanation for the spectacular claim that spores had sprung back to life after slumbering inside a crystal for 250 million years, according to a study published in the journal Nature.
    — F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2025

slumber

2 of 2 noun
  • She fell into deep slumber.
  • Sweet slumber is made one thousand times better with a sleep mask.
    — ELLE, 19 July 2022
  • At that moment, the driver woke up from his slumber and floored it.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Sleep Week is here — check out these ways to improve your slumber.
    — USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Kadri has helped the power play awake from a season-long slumber.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
  • So, when does the time change affect your morning slumber?
    — Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Is this the same one, awoken from its slumber after the dwarves delved too deep?
    — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 22 July 2022
  • Which process is used to settle for pillows that are a great source of sweet slumber?
    — Deirdre Mundorf, Discover Magazine, 14 Dec. 2021
  • The mask is thin enough to not disturb your slumber but dark enough to block out any light in the room.
    — Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2023
  • In sleep mode, the display turns off, so the lights won’t disturb your slumber.
    — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Right now, the rascal in him slumbers, briefly glimpsed now and again behind dark shades.
    — Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
  • And the lake itself was rising rapidly out of months of cold slumber.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2022
  • The part where the kingdom wakes up from its cursed slumber and resumes life as if no time has passed at all.
    — Margaret Gray, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Not to mention, the range of sleep aids for your precious nighttime slumber.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2023
  • My pal was in deep slumber, breathed through this kind of hissing accordion.
    — Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Sleep specialists said more space can lead to more restful slumber.
    — Suzanne Kapner, WSJ, 13 Feb. 2022
  • While in slumber they are moved into the large trucks that take them to Kusungu park.
    — Gregory Gondwe, USA TODAY, 15 July 2022
  • Its hero has become shorthand, to the point of cliché, to describe any long slumber.
    — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Mitchell awoke from his relative slumber, too, and the Cavs still lost.
    — Tobias Bass, New York Times, 9 May 2026
  • As many light sleepers know, a sleep mask is a godsend for those who yearn for restful slumber.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2023
  • As any new parent knows, that means disruptions to one’s slumber.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The Dodgers’ offense didn’t stir from its slumber once Gallen gave way to the bullpen.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The labor market may be rousing from its slumber.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
  • But only those who dare skimp a bit on their slumber ever really know that.
    — Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Only a tiny one and the princess fell into a deep and magical slumber.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Last year, a single brood awoke from its 17-year slumber to buzz in a handful of states.
    — Addy Bink, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Your unconscious worked the alarm’s chime into your slumber.
    — Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 12 May 2026
  • There’s even a service that tracks your sleep and then provides massages or night-time drinks for a sound slumber.
    — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Upon waking from his slumber, the man observed call-in orders placed on a shelf.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2021
  • And nocturnal creatures like bats are sure to stir from their daytime slumber.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024

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