The clock flickered past 5: 00, and some part of my reptilian brain slumbered long enough for me to think, Gee, I've been doing this for five hours now. β Shadesong (2004)
Then the idea slumbered in his mind for a few years, while he continued to make his own people restless with criticism, perhaps deserved, of their sluggishness, their pessimism, their party strife, and foreign peoples equally restless with phrases like "_nemo me impune lacessit_"; until the idea came suddenly to utterance in 1897, when, on seeing the figure of Neptune on a monument to the Emperor β Stanley Shaw (N/A)
Then the idea slumbered in his mind for a few years, while he continued to make his own people restless with criticism, perhaps deserved, of their sluggishness, their pessimism, their party strife, and foreign peoples equally restless with phrases like βnemo me impune lacessitβ; until the idea came suddenly to utterance in β Shaw, Stanley (1913)
Papers were suppressed or censored; free speech was denied; men were conscripted against will and conscience; constitutions were thrust aside; laws "slumbered"; writers and thinkers were jailed for their opinions; food was rationed; industries were controlled -- all in the interest of "winning the war." β Scott Nearing (1933)
The world "slumbered" signifies, simply, "nodded," or, "became drowsy"; while the world "slept" is the usual word for lying down to sleep, denoting two stages of spiritual declension -- first, that half-involuntary lethargy or drowsiness which is apt to steal over one who falls into inactivity; and then a conscious, deliberate yielding to it, after a little vain resistance. β Unknown (1871)
In a brief article for that superlative organ the La Trobe Journal (editor: John Arnold of Monash, a brick), I have edited and put in its context a remarkable letter of introduction that has since 1854 slumbered peacefully in the Public Record Office of Victoria. β Unknown (2009)
Sophie had left me a plate of biscuits and a bottle of 7Upβcomfort foods from my childhoodβon the dresser while I slumbered. β Lori Armstrong (2011)
On Oct. 12, 2008, as the town slumbered, the pitter-patter of a gentle shower dimpled the dust of Alamos. β Unknown (2009)
Lead singer Jay Siegel's spectacular falsetto vocal turn, surrounded by African rhythms and otherworldly harmonies, transported me to a frighteningly beautiful world in which majestic creatures slumbered peacefully in fierce jungle terrain. β Michael Sigman (2011)
It slumbered for a while, then was resurrected as a symbol of domestic terrorism in support of white supremacy. β Unknown (2010)
The blood transfusion helped to bring about an unprecedented economic boom in those countries, a boom that spread out from their real-estate markets to the general economy, while Germany slumbered. β Hans-Werner Sinn (2010)
After they won their division, the Cardinals slumbered to the playoffs, confident of at least one guaranteed home game. β Unknown (2009)
Evidently, the same Tea Party members who were so irate over government spending had slumbered from January 2001 straight through January 2009. β Dave Helfert (2011)
For of all times, the devil that slumbered in Captain Dettmar's soul chose this particular time of good cheer to awaken. β Unknown (2010)
While others slumbered, he worked tirelessly, but although his supporters praised him, he played fast and loose with the science and became part of a conspiracy to fool the public for political purposes! β Tom Toles (2010)
The sea crashed below on the cliffs and the Maker of Narrow Houses slumbered on. β Unknown (2009)
"Man I was so slumbered last night, after the [fifth] [blunt] i was [flying]." β TPS3 (2008)
I'd say your [looking] [rather] slumberous this [evening]. β Larissa Weenie (2006)
Man, [I wish] I had just [slept] instead of [slumbered]. β Jason101 (2005)
π’[GIBBER] [DEEDLE] ποΈSLUmBErrrrπ€[Oh that] BroTHeR GooNNEeeπ© β MC HAMMER+ (2021)
I'm slumbering at [Holly's] [house] [tonight]. β Teannah (2004)
"You [woke] me from my slumber!" β Loe826 (2009)
OOO0000oooo000000....I feel [slumberful] when I get into this bed with newly changed sheets, jersey sheets more specifically, and am [overwhelmed] with the comfort to the point where a nap/complete [REM] cycle might be in order. β J. Scoot (2010)
Omg do you know [slumber]? The fact that slumber is a [literal] star [makes it] so hot β Bjcoolboy04 (2020)
1) "Last night, I went into an evil [slumber]."
2) "You and [Amal] like to slumber don't you?" Asked [Ryan's] jealous friend. β Frejayork (2015)
Never [will he] [wake] from his [eternal slumber]. β Oreca91 (2012)
