nap - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • take: I need a shower, take a nap I'll meet you in the bar, we must have a rap.
  • catch: Go to bed early and catch a nap whenever you can.
  • raise: The teasels were used to raise the nap of the fabric prior to shearing.
  • have: He had a nap on the sofa with his Dad.
  • need: Younger children may still need a nap or breaks to ` run in the garden ' .

Adjective modifier

  • daytime: For some patients, a short daytime nap is beneficial.
  • quick: In any case a quick afternoon nap is no hardship for most people.
  • short: For some patients, a short daytime nap is beneficial.
  • nice: He is sitting on the chair next to me cleaning himself in preparation for a nice little nap.
  • little: I decided to sneak into the manager's office for a little nap.
  • long: He just came right back in and was fine, but he took a long nap.

Modifies a noun

  • pulse: If, during this time, no new larger NAP pulses are encountered, the candidate strobe point is used to initiate temporal integration.
  • hand: Bangor went on to complete a second-half nap hand.

Preposition: during

  • day: Therefore: No matter how tired you are, do not sleep or nap during the day.

Noun used with modifier

  • afternoon: In any case a quick afternoon nap is no hardship for most people.
  • cat: The sea crossing was not too good, but I managed to cat nap most of the night.
  • power: Breakfast followed by another power nap was the order of the day.
  • minute: Also, I go to a tanning bed about every other day for a 15 to 20 minute nap.
  • hour: I can actually do things without needing a three hour nap!

Preposition: in

  • afternoon: Everybody had to have a nap in the afternoon - children included.

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