sleep with
phrasal verb
slept with; sleeping with; sleeps with
informal
: to have sex with (someone)
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Notably, one Coco robot ended up sleeping with the fishes last summer after it was apparently abducted by unknown assailants and dumped in a canal, according to a company report to the city.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
How a Nightly Air Purifier Could Affect Sleep There’s good reason to believe that sleeping with a nightly air purifier may improve both sleep quality and duration.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 4 Feb. 2026
Scientific evidence on sleeping with socks is sparse, but one small experimental study offers some insight.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Tastemakers were split on the group, whose name was said to refer to the practice among Indigenous Australians of sleeping with dogs for warmth.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
How a Nightly Air Purifier Could Affect Sleep There’s good reason to believe that sleeping with a nightly air purifier may improve both sleep quality and duration.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 4 Feb. 2026
Scientific evidence on sleeping with socks is sparse, but one small experimental study offers some insight.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Tastemakers were split on the group, whose name was said to refer to the practice among Indigenous Australians of sleeping with dogs for warmth.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Sleep with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep%20with. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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