Word: overslept
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...days flat he could, unassisted, pull Denmark's oldest car right around the country's borders. With only three miles and 24 hours to go he stopped at an inn to celebrate the certainty of bagging his bet. He celebrated so heartily that he fell asleep, overslept, lost his bet by one hour...
...impression. The Countess was said to have made eyes at one of the sons of old Regent Horthy. This could easily have been excused, but when the Count and Countess showed up for a hunting expedition arranged by the Regent four hours late with only the excuse they had overslept, there were strained feelings. Latest trip that the Cianos took together was to Poland. There was some speculation that Axis Diplomat Edda would use her wiles to persuade Poland to join the Axis, but nothing came of the trip, and a few weeks later Poland definitely turned her back...
...daybreak one morning last week in a Neuilly garden near Paris, the duel did not begin until lunchtime, because both swordsmen overslept. Arriving first, Bernstein found a policeman trying to forbid the encounter.* Said Bernstein, brushing him by: "You're not going to forbid anyone to do anything." As the challenged party, Bernstein had choice of weapons, chose épées; as winner of the toss, had choice of position, chose the sun at his back...
...clock procession, Herbert Hoover, who had driven up alone from Palo Alto, arrived with his gown over his arm. To friends he confided: "I hate academic gowns." At 10 o'clock punctual officials glanced nervously at their watches, glanced again & again before Secretary Perkins, who had overslept at the President's House, hurried belatedly upon the scene...