NAP in a Sentence

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For NAP, below is one of 39 sentences:
Flora covered him with her pocket handkerchief, which she called a blanket, and tried to wait patiently for him to finish his nap.

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 Meanings and Examples of NAP
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
nap
 n.  a period of time spent sleeping
Classic Sentence: (29 in 2 pages)
1  Hungry, weary with watching her child, Scarlett left him to Melanie's care for a while and lay down on her bed to nap.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
2  And whenever she found Carreen on her knees when she should have been taking an afternoon nap or doing the mending, she felt that Carreen was shirking her share of the burdens.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXX
3  A nap had soothed away the faint lines of tiredness beside her eyes.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
4  On his long, gaunt body, he carried no spare flesh, no superfluous beard, his chin having a soft, economical nap to it, like the worn nap of his broad-brimmed hat.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 16. The Ship.
5  During the night-watches some cynical old sailors will crawl into them and coil themselves away there for a nap.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 96. The Try-Works.
6  Her husband must have come in while she was taking her afternoon nap and shot her, holding the revolver near her breast.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5. Cuzak's Boys: II
7  'In that case, a nap's not a bad thing,' observed Arkady.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
8  Suppose after he wakes up from his nap he goes and sends a report about us to St. Petersburg.
The Inspector General By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In ACT III
9  The count, holding his cards fanwise, kept himself with difficulty from dropping into his usual after-dinner nap, and laughed at everything.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XX
10  The old man was in a good temper after his nap before dinner.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XXVI
11  There was a little gray in the sky now; so I stepped into the woods, and laid down for a nap before breakf.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII.
12  I went up to our room, and judged I would take a nap myself.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII.
13  Next morning I heard Tom was a good deal better, and they said Aunt Sally was gone to get a nap.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLII.
14  Aunt woke up and, being more good-natured after her nap, told me to read a bit and show what frivolous work I preferred to the worthy and instructive Belsham.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FOUR
15  About the middle of the night, I was wakened from my first nap by Mrs. Linton gliding into my chamber, taking a seat on my bedside, and pulling me by the hair to rouse me.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
Example Sentence:
1  There wasn't time for a nap in the last 20 hours.
2  The clamor of the children at play outside made it impossible for her to take a nap.
3  Even the most agreeable toddlers can begin to act querulous if they miss their nap.
4  Having stuffed themselves until they satiate, the guests are so full they are ready for a nap.
5  After a massage and a long soak in the hot tub, I gave in to my growing lassitude and lay down for a nap.
6  Flora covered him with her pocket handkerchief, which she called a blanket, and tried to wait patiently for him to finish his nap.
7  I usually take a nap after lunch.
8  Use your lunch hour to have a nap in your chair.
9  This moment nap, you will have a dream.
10  If you've ever wondered about the best place to sneak away for a nap during a layover, or where to get a coffee at 4 a.m., this is the guide for you.