to sleep
idiom
: until one/someone falls asleep
The baby cried himself to sleep. I rocked the baby to sleep.
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There is nothing that can ruin trying to sleep through a redeye like the sunrise hitting your face.
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Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2025
However, two new studies suggest that mattresses firm enough for a child to sleep on safely may emit toxic chemicals that previous research indicates are linked to developmental delays and endocrine system disruptions.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 23 Apr. 2025
While the app does have a disclaimer telling users to treat the chatbots as fictional characters, the ability to chat with a bot 24/7 is troubling, for many reasons, including contributing to sleep deprivation and isolation.
—Brooke Lieberman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2025
This nervous system shift can help your body prepare to drift off to sleep in a way that a cold plunge wouldn’t.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 16 Apr. 2025
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Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2025
However, two new studies suggest that mattresses firm enough for a child to sleep on safely may emit toxic chemicals that previous research indicates are linked to developmental delays and endocrine system disruptions.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 23 Apr. 2025
While the app does have a disclaimer telling users to treat the chatbots as fictional characters, the ability to chat with a bot 24/7 is troubling, for many reasons, including contributing to sleep deprivation and isolation.
—Brooke Lieberman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2025
This nervous system shift can help your body prepare to drift off to sleep in a way that a cold plunge wouldn’t.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 16 Apr. 2025
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“To sleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20sleep. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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