to sleep
idiom
: until one/someone falls asleep
The baby cried himself to sleep. I rocked the baby to sleep.
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
After tucking her in, the 32-year-old mom continued her nightly routine, thinking that her youngest was drifting off to sleep.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
But, the governor’s own words to the public are contradictory to internal documents uncovered by the Committee, which found that even after July 2024, some migrants were allowed to sleep overnight at Logan.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
If the host sleeps in past 10, guests should feel free to sleep in, too.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Nov. 2025
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
After tucking her in, the 32-year-old mom continued her nightly routine, thinking that her youngest was drifting off to sleep.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
But, the governor’s own words to the public are contradictory to internal documents uncovered by the Committee, which found that even after July 2024, some migrants were allowed to sleep overnight at Logan.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
If the host sleeps in past 10, guests should feel free to sleep in, too.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Nov. 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 29 Nov. 2025.
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