Example sentences for: siesta

How can you use “siesta” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Take along plenty of high-factor sunscreen and sun hats, and make sure they’re covered up during the middle of the day (a siesta during the hottest part of the day may be a good idea to avoid sunburn).

  • You can buy almost anything here, from foodstuffs to footwear, but be advised that the siesta still reigns in this part of Spain and nothing is open between about 2pm and 5pm.

  • A day’s itinerary is often confounded, as shops, offices, mosques, and museums are closed for religious or patriotic festivals, prayers, traditions, or a summer afternoon’s siesta.

  • The siesta (see below) is still religiously observed in southern Spain.

  • However, enjoying a lunch of fresh fish, followed by a siesta in a hammock strung between two palms makes the trip absolutely worthwhile.


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