overslept
past simple and past participle ofoversleep
Examplesofoverslept
overslept
It is like the boy who is late for school, and who says that he hasoverslepthimself.
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In days gone by if theyoverslepta quarter of an hour they might catch the next bus, but that cannot happen to-day.
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The survivors had lain in suspended animation waiting for the planet to recover, but hadoversleptby several millennia.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Skull hadoversleptand did not wake up in time to join them.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One day theyoversleptand a tern flying over saw them and woke them up.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She is wakened by an emergency call from the bridge having apparentlyoversleptby three hours.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One story relates that one morning sheoversleptand woke to find the sun shining on her.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As he looks at the wall clock, he realizes he hasoversleptand missed his train for work.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He oftenoversleptand was late for, or missed, team workouts.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She had accidentallyoversleptand had to arrive on the return voyage, making her a day late.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Huisentruit answered the telephone, explained that she hadoverslept, and said she was preparing to leave for the station.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A person may wake up in a typical room, with most things looking normal, and realize he or sheoversleptand missed the start time at work or school.
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