get to sleep
idiom
: to succeed in beginning to sleep : to fall asleep
She finally got to sleep after midnight.
It took me almost an hour to get to sleep last night.
I woke up in the middle of the night, but I eventually got back to sleep.
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Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
How to get to sleep Insomnia isn’t a problem reserved for older adults, Paruthi said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
The stroller comes with a comfortable bassinet insert, ideal for helping your baby get to sleep and stay asleep.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2025
And be careful about self-medicating to get to sleep, Brown says.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for get to sleep
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“Get to sleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20to%20sleep. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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