Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Living at one's place of employment.
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- verb Alternative form of
sleep in .
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Examples
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On these days, I will skip my a.m. workout, "sleep-in" until 6:30 a.m., and get myself and the baby ready.
Kia Taylor: This is How We Do It Kia Taylor 2011
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Palmer, whose members have been among those marching and staying overnight to protest Walker's proposals, said he did not believe an end to the sleep-in would quell the outcry.
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He called on police officers to join the sleep-in at the Capitol.
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On these days, I will skip my a.m. workout, "sleep-in" until 6:30 a.m., and get myself and the baby ready.
Kia Taylor: This is How We Do It Kia Taylor 2011
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About 300 members of the police union came from across the state to march in support of the protesters Friday night, and about 50 joined the sleep-in at the Capitol, he said.
Wisconsin Protesters Defy Order to Leave Amy Merrick 2011
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He called on police officers to join the sleep-in at the Capitol.
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Following an overnight 'sleep-in' in defiance of the country's curfew, scores of protesters from Tunisian provinces gathered in central Tunis, shouting anti-government slogans.
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Following an overnight 'sleep-in' in defiance of the country's curfew, scores of protesters from Tunisian provinces gathered in central Tunis, shouting anti-government slogans.
Tunisians Tear Gassed As Anti-Government Protests Heat Up AP 2011
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Mississippi, Lima was participating in a large sleep-in at the Rhode Island State House to push for passage of a fair housing bill (it later passed).
GEORGE S LIMA 2010
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And they severely restricted protesters' access to the capitol where a sit-in and sleep-in began in mid-February.
Leo W. Gerard: Wisconsin Subterfuge Violates American Democratic Values Leo W. Gerard 2011
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