Wondering how to use Nap in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as sleep or sleeping.
Nap in a sentence
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Nap meaning
- To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
- To be off one's guard.
Synonyms of Nap
Using Nap
- The main meaning on this page is: To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day. | To be off one's guard.
- Useful related words include: sleep, catnap, sleeping, snooze.
- In the example corpus, nap often appears in combinations such as: take nap, nap and, to nap.
Context around Nap
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nap
- In this selection, "nap" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, power, 1st, 9th, took, consistent and suggestion stand out and add context to how "nap" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 40 minute nap the arizona and a morning nap and had. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nap" sits close to words such as aggies, aidan and arrogance, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nap
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And a fourth person added: “The nap suggestion is infuriating. (10 words)
However, the problem with the power nap or any nap is this. (12 words)
According to Dan, "the entire village goes dead during the afternoon nap time". (13 words)
During day-to-day use, this couch strikes the right balance between soft and firm, and it’s just as comfortable for working from home as it is for cuddling up for a nap, and I’ve never felt any joint pain or stiffness during either activity. (47 words)
Being over the limit, going on your phone or having a nap behind the wheel of the futuristic cars will be illegal, according to documents published alongside the Automated Vehicles Bill which was announced in this week's King's Speech. (41 words)
After noticing the host had been looking slightly perplexed by the dog in her background, she introduced the pair to Charlie, joking he was having a morning nap and had decided he ‘needed a bit of airtime’. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
In the Wireless competition, 1st NAP took the Gold, DEF Peren won Silver, and 9th NAP (IR) rounded out the top three with Bronze.
However, the problem with the power nap or any nap is this.
Snooker cloth traditionally has a nap (consistent fiber directionality) and balls behave differently when rolling against versus along with the nap.
The entire airport is below sea level; the lowest point sits at convert below sea level (or convert below the Dutch Normaal Amsterdams Peil (NAP)); the runways are around convert below NAP.
According to Dan, "the entire village goes dead during the afternoon nap time".
After a 40-minute nap, the Arizona big man arrived at McKale Center and started roasting Ducks.
After conceding the first two majors, the Cats awoke from their early nap to blast the next 12 unanswered to leave the Eagles gasping.
After noticing the host had been looking slightly perplexed by the dog in her background, she introduced the pair to Charlie, joking he was having a morning nap and had decided he ‘needed a bit of airtime’.
And a fourth person added: “The nap suggestion is infuriating.
A woman seen slumped over the wheel of her car in a parking log was just taking a power nap.
Being over the limit, going on your phone or having a nap behind the wheel of the futuristic cars will be illegal, according to documents published alongside the Automated Vehicles Bill which was announced in this week's King's Speech.
Better not to nap during the day, and that leaves me sufficiently tired by bedtime, especially if I have exercised.
Bhutan launched its first NAP, its long-term plan to adapt to adverse impacts of climate change, on September 16.
Celebrate the season at the Stephen Talkhouse, which will be reopening after a long winter’s nap.
Compared to the no-siesta group, the long nap takers were also found to have higher values of fasting glucose levels and blood pressure.
During day-to-day use, this couch strikes the right balance between soft and firm, and it’s just as comfortable for working from home as it is for cuddling up for a nap, and I’ve never felt any joint pain or stiffness during either activity.
Going outside during the day (or during wake times for little ones who still nap) will help reinforce the circadian rhythm and their sleep patterns.
Hector Bermudez left his apartment at Lahaina Shores shortly after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday after the smell of smoke woke him up from a nap.
His daily routine was so full of photo-ops that an exhausted Wen was known to put his head on the table to nap between shoots.
If I’m by myself on a plane, I’ll use the downtime to catch a much-needed nap.
Common combinations with nap
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- take nap 24×
- nap and 13×
- to nap 12×
- nap in 11×
- taking nap 11×
- nap or 9×
- nap on 8×
- the nap 7×
- nap time 7×
- nap at 7×