sleep with
phrasal verb
slept with; sleeping with; sleeps with
informal
: to have sex with (someone)
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Regardless of your choice, your best bet is to stash your filter in a waterproof or plastic bag and keep it close to your body—in a down jacket pocket, or wrapped in your sleeping bag—and sleep with it at night.
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Kaelyn Lynch, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
His eponymous fiancée sets out to avenge the betrayal by traveling to Hollywood to fulfill her (and frankly, everyone’s) dream of sleeping with Jon Hamm.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
Last year, during a visit to Duchy College Stoke Climsland in July, Prince William revealed to Louise Harland, who was there with her own dog Jacks, that the couple’s dogs, Orla, sleeps with them on the bed.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Jan. 2026
Since 2022, Donovan has been stirring up more than just martinis as Tell Me Lies' Max, a charming bartender Lucy sleeps with during her freshman year of college.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
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Kaelyn Lynch, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
His eponymous fiancée sets out to avenge the betrayal by traveling to Hollywood to fulfill her (and frankly, everyone’s) dream of sleeping with Jon Hamm.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
Last year, during a visit to Duchy College Stoke Climsland in July, Prince William revealed to Louise Harland, who was there with her own dog Jacks, that the couple’s dogs, Orla, sleeps with them on the bed.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Jan. 2026
Since 2022, Donovan has been stirring up more than just martinis as Tell Me Lies' Max, a charming bartender Lucy sleeps with during her freshman year of college.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 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 29 Jan. 2026.
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