sleep through
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.
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But the sole voter at the time, Sport magazine’s Dick Schaap, stayed out late the night before and slept through much of the game.
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026
Rue Opens The Safe Meanwhile, Rue has finally opened the safe, thanks to Faye (Chloe Cherry), whose Nazi boyfriend Wayne (Toby Wallace), is sleeping through the robbery.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
After the cinematography, the most polarizing aspect of Spider-Noir is likely to be Cage, who sleeps through the first half of the series for reasons that are probably justifiably character-based.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Most of Prypyat’s 50,000 residents slept through it.
—Benjamin MacK-Jackson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026
Rue Opens The Safe Meanwhile, Rue has finally opened the safe, thanks to Faye (Chloe Cherry), whose Nazi boyfriend Wayne (Toby Wallace), is sleeping through the robbery.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
After the cinematography, the most polarizing aspect of Spider-Noir is likely to be Cage, who sleeps through the first half of the series for reasons that are probably justifiably character-based.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Most of Prypyat’s 50,000 residents slept through it.
—Benjamin MacK-Jackson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Sleep through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep%20through. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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