sleep with

verb

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

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In Homer’s epic, Circe is one of several powerful women Odysseus encounters — and eventually sleeps with — during his journey home. Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026 Notably, this happens after Odysseus slaughters Penelope’s suitors and tells Telemachus to kill the female slaves who have slept with them. Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 17 July 2026 Then, Telemachus and Odysseus force the slave women who’d slept with the suitors to clean the blood off the floors before they’re hanged. Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 July 2026 The poem tells us of 12 slave girls who sleep with Penelope’s boorish suitors. Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026 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 24 Jul. 2026.

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