to sleep
idiom
: until one/someone falls asleep
The baby cried himself to sleep. I rocked the baby to sleep.
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Hundreds more were forced to sleep on cots in terminals overnight, as authorities scrambled to respond to unconfirmed but credible reports of drones in restricted airspace.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Sleeping can be particularly difficult so consider swapping your cage out for silicone to sleep in, which may be more comfortable.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 1 Oct. 2025
Minutes later, as Jones prepared to leave the stadium — and, inevitably, to replay many of the wild game’s moments in his mind before drifting off to sleep — perspective finally seemed to arrive.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
That drives insulin resistance, fatty liver and undesirable blood lipids, raises blood pressure and cardiovascular risk, and is linked to sleep apnea.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Sleeping can be particularly difficult so consider swapping your cage out for silicone to sleep in, which may be more comfortable.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 1 Oct. 2025
Minutes later, as Jones prepared to leave the stadium — and, inevitably, to replay many of the wild game’s moments in his mind before drifting off to sleep — perspective finally seemed to arrive.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
That drives insulin resistance, fatty liver and undesirable blood lipids, raises blood pressure and cardiovascular risk, and is linked to sleep apnea.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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