to sleep
idiom
: until one/someone falls asleep
The baby cried himself to sleep. I rocked the baby to sleep.
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Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Indianapolis plans to convert a west side nonprofit's building into a temporary homeless shelter this winter through a citywide program that offers people somewhere to sleep indoors during cold weather.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
Are there things people can do now to sleep better?
—Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
By sending Rip off to sleep precisely at the moment America declares its independence, Irving underlines how radically life would be altered by the ensuing Revolution.
—John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
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“To sleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20sleep. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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