to sleep

idiom

: 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 other said Scarr took him to nearby Disneyland and invited him to sleep at his home, where late at night Scarr undressed and climbed on top of him. —Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025

Exposure to light helps the body know when to sleep and when to wake up and changes to the light and dark cycle can disrupt that balance. —Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2025

Couples who choose to sleep apart can still nurture connection and intimacy by sharing an evening wind-down routine before heading off to separate sleeping arrangements, Troxel suggested. —Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025

Developers use smarter software that puts servers to sleep when not needed or spreads the load to cooler locations. —Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for to sleep

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