to sleep

phrase

: until one/someone falls asleep

The baby cried himself to sleep. I rocked the baby to sleep.

Examples of to sleep in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The defense attorney said Lawhead-Steele spent about four weeks in jail custody, forced to sleep on a makeshift bed on the floor because the jail cell was too crowded in South Carolina. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

Later that night, Kayley and Joe follow in Kat and Cooper’s wholesome footsteps and decide to sleep on the deck, under the stars. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 July 2026

The Wave percale sheets are guaranteed to lull you to sleep, like you’re being rocked by the gentle lapping of the ocean. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026

Sleep is fundamental to good health, and people who give short shrift to sleep are more likely to gain weight and be more sedentary. — Allison Aubrey, NPR, 13 July 2026

Rhymes for to sleep

• asleep
• upkeep
• beep
• cheap
• creep
• deep
• heap
• jeep
• keep
• leap
• peep
• reap