to sleep
idiom
: until one/someone falls asleep
The baby cried himself to sleep. I rocked the baby to sleep.
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Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
The hardest thing for Baer has been needing to sleep so much.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Everyone was too excited to sleep.
—Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
Gail must now attempt to sleep with Jon Hamm to even the score.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for to sleep
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“To sleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20sleep. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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