How do you use Siesta in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like nap or snooze, plus the exact meaning.
Siesta meaning
- A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.
- Laid-back attitudes to work or laziness, especially by a Hispanic person.
Using Siesta
- The main meaning on this page is: A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures. | Laid-back attitudes to work or laziness, especially by a Hispanic person.
- Useful related words include: nap, catnap, cat sleep, forty winks.
- In the example corpus, siesta often appears in combinations such as: siesta in, siesta key, la siesta.
Context around Siesta
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Siesta
- In this selection, "siesta" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, short, near, minute, key, group and takers stand out and add context to how "siesta" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 90 minute siesta in the and at la siesta in torrevieja. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "siesta" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and abdulai, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with siesta
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A sea lion takes a siesta in the Antarctic sun. (10 words)
On the day of the murder, the couple took their siesta in the afternoon, he said. (16 words)
The ‘largest pump track in the world’ is being constructed at La Siesta in Torrevieja, according to the town hall. (20 words)
And just like they have siesta in Spain, they have siesta in Athens from 3 p.m to 6 p.m. Napping during this time is crucial because dinner isn’t until 8 o’clock and can last hours, and then European nightlife doesn’t start until well past midnight. (50 words)
Of those hoping to escape the football fever, 32 per cent will be choosing to book solo boat trips, 39 per cent using it as an opportunity to explore the local town, and 29 per cent making use of the time to take a siesta by the pool. (48 words)
Derived from the Latin for sexta, the 6th hour after dawn, the siesta was a traditional break for agricultural workers in Spain, as well as Italy, usually taken at around noon, just as the intense heat of the Mediterranean sun begins to peak. (43 words)
Example sentences (20)
And just like they have siesta in Spain, they have siesta in Athens from 3 p.m to 6 p.m. Napping during this time is crucial because dinner isn’t until 8 o’clock and can last hours, and then European nightlife doesn’t start until well past midnight.
Amid all of the rumors regarding the ending of Siesta Key, Juliette took a minute to address the gossip with her followers on her Instagram Stories.
A sea lion takes a siesta in the Antarctic sun.
Compared to the no-siesta group, the long nap takers were also found to have higher values of fasting glucose levels and blood pressure.
In contrast, short siesta-takers were less likely to have elevated systolic blood pressure than those who took no siestas, according to the Brigham researchers.
Juliette Porter and Amanda Miller's latest social media posts suggest that Siesta Key might be ending after the upcoming season finale.
Residents of La Siesta were stunned to hear that Torrevieja council has helped to bring Spain’s national pump track championship to their urbanisation park.
Siesta Key Miami Moves is the most recent spinoff of the series, and it chronicles Juliette's move to Miami to pursue her career as a swimsuit designer.
The ‘largest pump track in the world’ is being constructed at La Siesta in Torrevieja, according to the town hall.
Both were fatally shot by Justin Flores when responding to a domestic violence call at the Siesta Inn in El Monte on June 14, 2022.
Derived from the Latin for sexta, the 6th hour after dawn, the siesta was a traditional break for agricultural workers in Spain, as well as Italy, usually taken at around noon, just as the intense heat of the Mediterranean sun begins to peak.
Of those hoping to escape the football fever, 32 per cent will be choosing to book solo boat trips, 39 per cent using it as an opportunity to explore the local town, and 29 per cent making use of the time to take a siesta by the pool.
Organizers encouraged hotel guests to attend the conference Mass on Oct. 9; some guests staying at the hotel were seeking refuge from Hurricane Milton, which made landfall near Siesta Key, Sarasota County, that same day.
This could mean sleeping at night and taking a short nap or 60- to 90-minute siesta in the middle of the day, or breaking up your nightly sleep into two parts.
During the week, most meals are taken at home, including midday lunch, when many businesses shut down, and might be followed by a siesta.
In lockdown, if your work permits, you can and must enjoy a siesta, after you are done with other chores.
As fall approaches and prognosticating about football replaces a siesta by the swimming pool, let’s take a moment to appreciate one pleasure that will soon be gone from our plates till next summer: the heirloom tomato.
In order to legally reopen La Siesta Campgrounds, Steve Rendon might have to pay for the cost of paving Hardscrabble Road.
It was a good night for MTV too, with “Teen Mom” scoring another 0.7 rating and “Siesta Key” ticking up one-tenth to a 0.4.
On the day of the murder, the couple took their siesta in the afternoon, he said.
Common combinations with siesta
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- siesta in 6×
- siesta key 6×
- la siesta 3×
- have siesta 2×
- of siesta 2×
- the siesta 2×
- siesta by 2×
- siesta after 2×
- his siesta 2×