to sleep
idiom
: until one/someone falls asleep
The baby cried himself to sleep. I rocked the baby to sleep.
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As the family story goes, his gentle tremors once rocked Johnson, who was born one year after his diagnosis, to sleep in his arms.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 19 July 2025
Had that been the case, my glum head would have hit the pillow last night with nothing but images of Emil Bove to put me to sleep unamused.
— Joe Pachino, Baltimore
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—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2025
Wee-hours talk shows have for decades operated on the premise that the hosts served as gentle entertainers who could help audiences go off to sleep after some light banter, witty conversation and a few celebrity encounters.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 July 2025
Sandman: Horror series about a monster made out of sand that puts its victims to sleep … permanently.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 15 July 2025
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 19 July 2025
Had that been the case, my glum head would have hit the pillow last night with nothing but images of Emil Bove to put me to sleep unamused.
— Joe Pachino, Baltimore
Add your voice: Respond to this piece or other Sun content by submitting your own letter.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2025
Wee-hours talk shows have for decades operated on the premise that the hosts served as gentle entertainers who could help audiences go off to sleep after some light banter, witty conversation and a few celebrity encounters.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 July 2025
Sandman: Horror series about a monster made out of sand that puts its victims to sleep … permanently.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 15 July 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 25 Jul. 2025.
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