sleep together

idiomatic phrase

informal
: to have sex with each other
She found out that her husband and his boss were sleeping together.

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Arizona Robbins and Carina DeLuca Two hot people sleeping together and working to fix the maternal mortality rate in the United States? Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2025 Her daughter’s bedtime routine consisted of breastfeeding, lullabies and then sleeping together in bed. Carmen Sesin, NBC news, 1 May 2025 At this point in the original plot, Ellie and Dina have already slept together and are depicted as essentially being a couple. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025 By tracking their hormones and sleep together, women can understand how hormone fluctuations throughout perimenopause are impacting their sleep and adjust accordingly. Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sleep together

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sleep together was in 1936

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“Sleep together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep%20together. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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