sleepover
noun
sleep·over
ˈslēp-ˌō-vər 
1
: an overnight stay (as at another's home)
2
: an instance of hosting a sleepover in one's home
Examples of sleepover in a Sentence
Our daughter is having a sleepover for her friends tomorrow.
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This, of course, is maddening to Shauna, who reaches out to Misty to figure out what happened during the sleepover gone awry.
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Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
In the present-day timeline, there’s a sleepover situation brewing.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
Geyser, along with her co-defendant Anissa Weier, lured Leutner into the woods during a sleepover in 2014 to play hide-and-seek.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Another neighbor, Maria, remembered sleepovers with the children, each with a unique personality.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
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Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
In the present-day timeline, there’s a sleepover situation brewing.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
Geyser, along with her co-defendant Anissa Weier, lured Leutner into the woods during a sleepover in 2014 to play hide-and-seek.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Another neighbor, Maria, remembered sleepovers with the children, each with a unique personality.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sleepover
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“Sleepover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepover. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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sleepover
noun
sleep·over
ˈslēp-ō-vər
: an overnight stay at another's home or an instance of having others stay at one's own home
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