The British call a railroad tie a sleeper. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
That movie was the sleeper of the summer. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The term sleeper has simply taken on a new meaning and sleepers themselves are a bit harder to find. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Ma: Who Sleeps in Fantasy Football?] Reference
The only thing better than a sleeper is a sleeper with speed. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - No hype here; lots of upside on these lists] Reference
"I hate using this term sleeper, but he just turned 17," Steckel said. From Wordnik.com. [columbiatribune.com stories] Reference
But we're learning more and more that there is what they call a sleeper effect to divorce. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 3, 2009] Reference
I've been looking and looking and all I can find for the Caledonia sleeper is the listing sandwiches, snacks, and a full British menu. From Wordnik.com. [Britpick Question] Reference
Can we call the sleeper success story of the year?. From Wordnik.com. [Curbed SF] Reference
Gotta go my non sleeper is awake from his 20 minute nap. From Wordnik.com. [What Does A Body Good | Her Bad Mother] Reference
Long-term sleeper agents, as these 10 appear to have been, are rare. From Wordnik.com. [Espionage History and the 'Russian 10'] Reference
If it's possible for Texas to be a national title sleeper, it's happening. From Wordnik.com. [Scout.com > CollegeFootballNews.com] Reference
One league's sleeper is another league's overhyped, overrated non-bargain. From Wordnik.com. [Draft Day sleepers] Reference
The real sleeper is 6-4 forward Blake Wheeler, a high school junior from Breck (Minn.). From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Season uncertainty might limit trades] Reference
This is another of those pictures that I use to trigger hypnotic commands in sleeper agents. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-12-01] Reference
My horrible sleeper is now a champion sleeper, wakes up well, and is my all around fantastic child. From Wordnik.com. [The Science Of Sleep | Her Bad Mother] Reference
I put him in the 2005 book, with a Grade C, noting him as a long-term sleeper prospect worthy of notice. From Wordnik.com. [Minor League Ball] Reference
A Cabinet Minister describes Hank Poulson as a ‘comrade in struggle’; another knew him as a ‘long term sleeper’. From Wordnik.com. [Jon Cruddas's conference diary: part 2] Reference
A sleeper is a car that is faster than its looks let on. From Wordnik.com. [2008 SEMA - Sleepers and creepers] Reference
That is the terrible threat of a so-called sleeper cell. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 28, 2005] Reference
He was identified as a sleeper for the al-Qaeda network. From Wordnik.com. [The Jawa Report] Reference
A sleeper is a calf that has been ear-marked, but not branded. From Wordnik.com. [Arizona Nights] Reference
Bending over the sleeper was a woman robed with barbaric splendor. From Wordnik.com. [Behind a Mask, or a Woman's Power] Reference
These people operate in what are called sleeper cells, a lot of them. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 15, 2001] Reference
My sleeper is the first one back, and the dining-car's coupled on behind. From Wordnik.com. [Branded] Reference
Producer di Bonaventura says that the notion of sleeper spies is not fantasy. From Wordnik.com. [Azrael's Merryland] Reference
So how do these so-called sleeper cells operate, and how do they get their money?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 30, 2002] Reference
Seminole County, of course, is what has been called the sleeper lawsuit in all of this. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Election 2000: Campaign Witnesses Testify in Leon County Circuit Court Hearing; When Will Court Rule on Disputed Ballots? - December 3, 2000] Reference
A final question, I want to get back to these so-called sleeper cells here in the States. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 12, 2002] Reference
Can a team that has made the NCAA Tournament four of the last five years be called a sleeper?. From Wordnik.com. [Greensboro Sports] Reference
He slew both the serpent and lioness, and then found that the sleeper was his brother Oliver. From Wordnik.com. [Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3] Reference
The good news is, my guy who is not a sleeper is a wonderful, active, happy, smart 9 year old. From Wordnik.com. [Endymion’s Sleep | Her Bad Mother] Reference
We begin with CNN's Mike Boettcher and the hunt for those ticking bombs known as sleeper cells. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2002] Reference
That's what you call a sleeper!. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 7, 2001] Reference
CLANCY: This is what they call a sleeper cell. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 13, 2005] Reference
"sleeper" - a book by a non-famous, first-time author with huge potential. From Wordnik.com. [igvita.com] Reference
Off‑course Terran "sleeper" colony ship reaches MIDWORLD. From Wordnik.com. [Flinx In Flux]
Obama really is a "sleeper" candidate ... for the Republicans. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Campaign Condemns Wes Clark's Comments About McCain] Reference
Off‑course Terran "sleeper" colony ship reaches Centaurus System. From Wordnik.com. [Flinx In Flux]
It doesn't matter if this story was a "sleeper", belatedly fanned into life. From Wordnik.com. [Leave Coleen be. She only wants to save her family] Reference
Most of the others are not suspected "sleeper" agents but possible sympathizers and facilitators. From Wordnik.com. [Al Qaeda's 'Pre-Election' Plot] Reference
The difference between a "sleeper" and an energizing presentation lies in achieving the following. From Wordnik.com. [Improve Your Presentation Skills] Reference
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