fall asleep

idiom

: to begin sleeping
She fell asleep during the movie.
I woke up and I couldn't fall back asleep.

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Across all locations—and regardless of access to artificial light—participants slept less and took longer to fall asleep in the nights leading up to a full moon. Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025 Those who rely on medication to fall asleep might see themselves in LC3, while people who routinely get by on five or six hours could fit the LC4. Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025 Continue reading… SWEET SLUMBER - Three common fruits could help Americans fall asleep faster and get more quality rest. Staff, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025 And then your wife fall asleep in, like, four seconds. Adam England, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fall asleep

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“Fall asleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20asleep. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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