oversleep

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But on the outside chance his tired body were to oversleep, at least he wouldn't have to walk in the door of Father Johnson's study emptyhanded.

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  1. intransitive verb To sleep beyond one's usual or intended time for waking.
  2. transitive verb To sleep beyond the time for: I overslept my appointment.

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  • But on the outside chance his tired body were to oversleep, at least he wouldn't have to walk in the door of Father Johnson's study emptyhanded. —  PW FULL RSS FEED
  • Note: There are no spoilers about future episodes click here if you want to skip these updates and go directly to the next page. bisexual music major Alyson - oversleep after a night out partying and show up late to the voter drive they are supposed to be running. —  AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters
  • I read that if you have some medical problems that can cause you to oversleep, but I don't. —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • I'll go ahead and say it: You may oversleep - as most humans tend to do when run down - and you're not a bad person for doing this. —  Arizona Daily Wildcat
  • But it must be added that the result was largely due to the pinching economy which both he and his wife had practiced When Mr. Bickford woke up the next morning it was half-past five o'clock Strange how I came to oversleep," he said. —  The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus
 

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