fall asleep

phrase

: to begin sleeping

She fell asleep during the movie.

I woke up and I couldn't fall back asleep.

Examples of fall asleep in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The spa has 11 treatment rooms; a salt cave; experience showers that cycle through temperature, light and scent; a Finnish sauna; a hydrotherapy pool; and heated marble loungers that are dangerously easy to fall asleep on. — Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Cellphone use before bed delays the natural drop in cortisol that teenagers need to fall asleep, according to Alice Hoagland, PhD, director of the Insomnia Clinic at the Rochester Regional Sleep Disorder Center. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2026

Research shows that regular aerobic exercise, including swimming, can help people fall asleep faster and improve sleep quality. — Patricia Neligan, AJC.com, 27 July 2026

Spending more time in bright daylight could help people fall asleep earlier and get deeper sleep at night, according to new research. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026

Rhymes for fall asleep

• beep
• cheap
• creep
• deep
• heap
• jeep
• keep
• leap
• peep
• reap
• seep
• sheep