Her cat sleeps twenty hours a day.

Meaning: The cat spends most of its day resting and sleeping.

Choice of Words: Sleep is the act of being in a state of rest, usually unconscious, and is essential for health and well-being. Hours refers to specific periods of time, often measured in sixty-minute increments. When combined, "sleep twenty hours a day" indicates an unusually long duration of sleep.

Alternative Expressions

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