to sleep

phrase

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

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Some ways to do that include getting lost in a funny movie, reading a good story, or using a travel pillow to drift off to sleep. Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026 Clancy wrote about her struggles to get newborn Callan to sleep, and constant worries of his being sick. Michael Casey, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 For example, there's only one geriatrician for every 10,000 older adults, and millions lack access to sleep specialists. John Samuels, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Typically, Pugh has to find a new place to sleep outside each night. Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 4 Aug. 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 11 Aug. 2026.

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