1
: into a state of sleep
2
: into the sleep of death
3
: into a state of inactivity, sluggishness, or indifference
Examples of asleep in a Sentence
Adjective
“Are you asleep?” “No, I'm awake.”
He tries to clean up the house while the kids are asleep.
The cats are asleep on the floor.
She was still asleep at noon.
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Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
One of them is asleep, actually, or maybe dead already?
—Allegra Leal, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
David Metzger, Parents, 3 Apr. 2025
Tee Rainer woke up from a nap around 10:15 p.m. on Oct. 22, 2023, and couldn’t fall back asleep.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
When the children are asleep, Charlotte and Raffi can grab the baby monitor and hop the balcony wall to their friends’ house.
—Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
One of them is asleep, actually, or maybe dead already?
—Allegra Leal, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
Adverb
Gently wake them up when the alarm goes off, encourage them to stay awake for a few minutes before falling back asleep.
—David Metzger, Parents, 3 Apr. 2025
Tee Rainer woke up from a nap around 10:15 p.m. on Oct. 22, 2023, and couldn’t fall back asleep.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Asleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asleep. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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