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

Chua would put it to sleep with isoflurane, intubate it, cover its eyes to keep them from drying out, make a small incision in its abdomen to insert a device that would log heart rate and body temperature, and then sew the bird up. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

All mammals, from mice to cats to elephants, appear to sleep in some form or another. — Michael R. Nadorff, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

Thousands of people continue to sleep on city streets and beaches. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026

But Zverev sent them back to sleep in the very next game, breaking serve to set up a 6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2 win. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for to sleep

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