sleep through

phrasal verb

slept through; sleeping through; sleeps through
: to sleep without being awakened by (something, such as a loud noise)
She slept (right) through the thunderstorm.

Examples of sleep through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Fortunately, the family had slept through an alarm that day. D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024 While some parents stop using a monitor once their child is regularly sleeping through the night, others may continue to use it because their child’s bedroom is on a different floor or in another area of the house. Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 6 July 2024 Instead, try to let your pet sleep through the episode, but be sure to record their behavior to show the veterinarian later. Donna Sarkar, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2024 The end of one difficult phase—bottle weaning, sleeping through the night, teething, nap dropping, first day of daycare—is greeted by the next. Hazlitt, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for sleep through 

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“Sleep through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep%20through. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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