fall asleep
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: to begin sleeping
She fell asleep during the movie.
I woke up and I couldn't fall back asleep.
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Croteau said that the majority of cold weather injuries come from people who fall asleep outside, people who are impaired, or people who get stranded in their vehicles.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
My father was also sullen from the vodka, and after grumbling some would fall asleep on his grungy sleeper berth.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
In the comic, people fall asleep and wake up transformed, but the TV version is much more intense.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
The company recently announced the launch of Spatial Sleep, a headband-style device that uses proprietary acoustic technology to help people fall asleep faster, sleep longer and wake up feeling more refreshed.
—Soundhealth, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
My father was also sullen from the vodka, and after grumbling some would fall asleep on his grungy sleeper berth.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
In the comic, people fall asleep and wake up transformed, but the TV version is much more intense.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
The company recently announced the launch of Spatial Sleep, a headband-style device that uses proprietary acoustic technology to help people fall asleep faster, sleep longer and wake up feeling more refreshed.
—Soundhealth, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
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 29 Jan. 2026.
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