sleep with
phrasal verb
slept with; sleeping with; sleeps with
informal
: to have sex with (someone)
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The Sleep Foundation reports that sleeping with a partner might reduce stress levels and promote better sleep.
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Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
Staying hydrated thins mucus naturally, and sleeping with your head slightly elevated encourages drainage.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Yet even as Pym stalked him, slept with him, and pined after him, there was an element of unreality in her ardor, Harvey recalled.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
There were other bars that caught fire on social media, such as YoungBoy airing out a former flame for allegedly sleeping with NBA star Kevin Durant and Ken Carson.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2025
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Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
Staying hydrated thins mucus naturally, and sleeping with your head slightly elevated encourages drainage.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Yet even as Pym stalked him, slept with him, and pined after him, there was an element of unreality in her ardor, Harvey recalled.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
There were other bars that caught fire on social media, such as YoungBoy airing out a former flame for allegedly sleeping with NBA star Kevin Durant and Ken Carson.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2025
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 4 Dec. 2025.
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