sleep with

phrasal verb

slept with; sleeping with; sleeps with
informal
: to have sex with (someone)

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When sleeping with a partner, sharing the same duvet or blanket means also sharing each other’s body heat. Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025 Sometimes, on special nights, my brother and I slept with our mother, but the closeness, the promise and reality of love in that sleepy warmth, evaporated during the day. Hilton Als, New Yorker, 30 June 2025 In 2010, Beatty’s biographer Peter Biskind estimated that the number of women Beatty had slept with could be as high as 12,275, according to The Guardian. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 18 June 2025 But, after sleeping with both Paul and Blue Farm Café owner Joe (Raymond Ablack) during the season, there was a lingering mystery about who the baby's father might be, meaning there are many dynamics to be explored and questions to be answered when the show returns. Jordana Comiter, People.com, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sleep with

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“Sleep with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep%20with. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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