sleep out

verb

slept out; sleeping out; sleeps out

intransitive verb

: to sleep outdoors

Examples of sleep out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead of focusing only on game drives and Big Five sightings, the experience can also include tracking wildlife, reading animal behavior, understanding subtle signs in the landscape, sleeping out under the stars, astronomy lessons and wildlife seminars. — Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

All those people who sleep out there. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2026

In 2009, William secretly took the headline-making step of sleeping out on the streets of London one night. — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025

At that time, authorities warned people against sleeping out in the open or moving around at night alone, but some houses in the area don't even have doors and many lack indoor toilets, so residents have little option but to go out to relieve themselves in the night. — CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sleep out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout