go to sleep

phrase

1

: to begin sleeping

She lay down on the couch and went (right) to sleep.

Tell the kids it's time to go to sleep.

After the party, I just wanted to go to sleep.

2

of a part of the body (such as a foot or leg) : to be without feeling for a brief time usually because it has been kept in an awkward position for too long

When I started to get up I realized my foot had gone to sleep.

Examples of go to sleep in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When Black Children Get Less Sleep, Rest Really Is Resistance Why Children Resist Bedtime Experts pretty much confirm the reasons children don't want to go to sleep. — Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 June 2023

Our body keeps track of when to wake up and go to sleep based on an internal clock known as our circadian rhythm. — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2023

Jamal Gomes was getting ready to go to sleep Monday night when his 17-year-old daughter, Madison, bounded into his room hoping to share a big announcement. — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Jan. 2023

Police told everyone to go back to their own homes and go to sleep. — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2022

Rhymes for go to sleep

• asleep
• upkeep
• beep
• cheap
• creep
• deep
• heap
• jeep
• keep
• leap
• peep
• reap