Shut-eye

//ˈʃʌtaɪ//

"Shut-eye" in a Sentence (11 examples)

Just a spot of shut-eye has already refreshed my mind.

Mr Jones reprimanded me for taking a spot of shut-eye during class.

"A spot of shut-eye" is also called a cat nap because a cat is in the habit of sleeping only a few minutes at a time.

I need to get some shut-eye.

I sure could use some shut-eye.

The yapping mutt from next door hardly let me get a moment's shut-eye all night.

I'm going to get a bit of shut-eye.

I'm going to get some shut-eye.

Time for some shut-eye, my love.

With the night so quiet and peaceful, though, there was nothing he could do except return to camp and try to get a little shut-eye himself.

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To make matters worse, he sorely needs some shut-eye. “Not to get into it, but I’m not a great sleeper,” he says, reaching out of frame for his coffee.

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