to sleep
idiom
: until one/someone falls asleep
The baby cried himself to sleep. I rocked the baby to sleep.
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Melatonin will not directly put you to sleep.
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Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2025
Some, like Howard, loved to sleep late—but others followed the more-typical early-morning schedule.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Released on probation in 2019, he was reunited with his young son, but was required to sleep each night at a police station.
—Reuters, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
The design is available with three or four living areas, seating for up to 19 occupants, and, with an optional rear stateroom, the ability to sleep 10.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2025
Some, like Howard, loved to sleep late—but others followed the more-typical early-morning schedule.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Released on probation in 2019, he was reunited with his young son, but was required to sleep each night at a police station.
—Reuters, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
The design is available with three or four living areas, seating for up to 19 occupants, and, with an optional rear stateroom, the ability to sleep 10.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
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 Oct. 2025.
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