Vocabulary
Slumber
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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7 HE Sindh government finally appears to be stirring from its slumber.
Dawn Editorials —
Karachi`s misery
— 2025-11-27
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His tweet disturbed the slumber of the Foreign Office, run by the deputy prime minister himself, which also decided to distance itself from Junejo`s presence.
Dawn Editorials —
Let the games begin
— 2025-09-30
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...` This is a clarion call for reform and political awakening, shaking people out of their slumber.
Dawn Editorials —
Husain and reform
— 2025-07-06
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Iqbal concluded that the secular West would hardly seek any negotiation with any moral ideology, however, the Muslim world could be awakened from slumber to turn the sociopolitical ideals of the Quran into reality.
Dawn Editorials —
Sufi `ishq`
— 2025-05-09
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But then, Azeema has a knack for asking difficult questions that can force one to think even when the brain is in slumber.
Dawn Editorials —
No talks for Baloch
— 2025-03-18
Synonyms
sleep, doze, be asleep, rest, nap, take a siesta, take a nap, drowse; catnap, sleep
Curator example
“Sleeping Beauty slumbered in her forest castle”
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