sleepover
noun
sleep·over
ˈslēp-ō-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.
Recent Examples on the Web
My sister’s family also moved nearby, and the cousin sleepovers have given me the option of a night away.
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Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Harrowing text messages show the panic a 12-year-old girl felt the night her friend’s dad allegedly attempted to drug her and at least two other friends at his daughter’s sleepover, according to authorities.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
Google Maps The night of the sleepover, Meyden was highly involved in the girls’ activities, and took them to get their nails done and picked up pizza for dinner, according to the affidavit.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2024
The sleepover sailings will take place in fall 2024 and 2025 in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, and Asia.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2024
Since her cousins introduced her to PowerPoint parties during a sleepover eight months ago, Mirabella’s presentations have only improved in quality and theatricality.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
As someone who spent many a childhood sleepover playing with peel-off masks, this is definitely my kind of ASMR.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 Mar. 2024
Parents of three 12-year-old girls became suspicious of an Oregon father after two of the children displayed concerning behavior the morning after a sleepover at the man's house with his daughter.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
In the mid '90s at a girls' sleepover, 10-year-old Jenee Keener was making predictions for her grand future.
—April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2024
Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Harrowing text messages show the panic a 12-year-old girl felt the night her friend’s dad allegedly attempted to drug her and at least two other friends at his daughter’s sleepover, according to authorities.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
Google Maps The night of the sleepover, Meyden was highly involved in the girls’ activities, and took them to get their nails done and picked up pizza for dinner, according to the affidavit.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2024
The sleepover sailings will take place in fall 2024 and 2025 in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, and Asia.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2024
Since her cousins introduced her to PowerPoint parties during a sleepover eight months ago, Mirabella’s presentations have only improved in quality and theatricality.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
As someone who spent many a childhood sleepover playing with peel-off masks, this is definitely my kind of ASMR.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 Mar. 2024
Parents of three 12-year-old girls became suspicious of an Oregon father after two of the children displayed concerning behavior the morning after a sleepover at the man's house with his daughter.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
In the mid '90s at a girls' sleepover, 10-year-old Jenee Keener was making predictions for her grand future.
—April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2024
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“Sleepover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepover. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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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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