to sleep

phrase

: until one/someone falls asleep
The baby cried himself to sleep. I rocked the baby to sleep.

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Delta Upsilon was removed from KU’s campus in 2018 after fraternity members were found to have violated the student code by subjecting prospective members to sleep deprivation, physical violence and forced alcohol consumption. Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026 People occupying a public space need food, water, transportation, medical care, sanitation and somewhere to sleep. Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Hours earlier, 33-year-old Maurice Henderson showed up to the woman’s Oakland doorstep, begging for a place to sleep. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 Homer’s hero has extramarital affairs with goddesses Circe and Calypso — the latter of whom traps him and forces him to sleep with her each night for seven years. Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 July 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 4 Aug. 2026.

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