to sleep
idiom
: until one/someone falls asleep
The baby cried himself to sleep. I rocked the baby to sleep.
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Despite the capacity to sleep more than 20 people, the configuration of the two units is cleverly designed to keep traffic dispersed, allowing the house to accommodate a full roster of guests without feeling congested.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2026
Ebern Designs Folding Sofa Bed Never run out of extra seating or a place for guests to sleep with this folding sofa bed.
—Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Book one of the balcony suites that have hosted Katharine Hepburn, Henry Ford, and Thomas Edison, or let waves lull you to sleep inside one of the larger beach cottages.
—Kelsey Ogletree, Midwest Living, 11 Jan. 2026
The Abu Asi family huddled together inside their small tent in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, adjusting their blankets and looking for a comfortable place to sleep as winds tore through the city and heavy rain fell.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2026
Ebern Designs Folding Sofa Bed Never run out of extra seating or a place for guests to sleep with this folding sofa bed.
—Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Book one of the balcony suites that have hosted Katharine Hepburn, Henry Ford, and Thomas Edison, or let waves lull you to sleep inside one of the larger beach cottages.
—Kelsey Ogletree, Midwest Living, 11 Jan. 2026
The Abu Asi family huddled together inside their small tent in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, adjusting their blankets and looking for a comfortable place to sleep as winds tore through the city and heavy rain fell.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 11 Jan. 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 16 Jan. 2026.
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