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
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While the tents are no longer set up, protesters appear to still have plans to sleep on the lawn.
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Sanya Mansoor, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
Related content: The Office stars reunite and try to sleep together in new commercial
Megan Fox as Karen?
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2024
It’s woven from 100 percent microfiber that, according to shoppers, feels silky smooth and comfortable to sleep under all year round.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
How much a person needs to sleep to remain healthy depends upon age, but the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society recommend that adults between 18 and 60 years old get at least seven hours of shut-eye a night.
—Ronnie Cohen, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
Trying to sleep, in patches, the wife crossed a rushing stream on stepping stones that were unsteady beneath her feet; below them, in the water, swarms of small dark sluglike creatures waited for her bare feet to slip.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Dear Amy: Count me with all of the people who don’t like your advice to allow unmarried adults to sleep together in your house.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
There’s live music starting as early as 2 p.m. the first three days and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, allowing the folks at the campsites extra time to sleep off Saturday with Jelly Roll.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
Leave a comment View Comments Besides CPAP and surgery, treatments for obstructive sleep apnea are minimal, such as dental appliances that try to move the tongue forward, or behavioral changes such as losing weight and asking people to sleep on their sides instead of their backs.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Sanya Mansoor, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
Related content: The Office stars reunite and try to sleep together in new commercial
Megan Fox as Karen?
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2024
It’s woven from 100 percent microfiber that, according to shoppers, feels silky smooth and comfortable to sleep under all year round.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
How much a person needs to sleep to remain healthy depends upon age, but the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society recommend that adults between 18 and 60 years old get at least seven hours of shut-eye a night.
—Ronnie Cohen, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
Trying to sleep, in patches, the wife crossed a rushing stream on stepping stones that were unsteady beneath her feet; below them, in the water, swarms of small dark sluglike creatures waited for her bare feet to slip.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Dear Amy: Count me with all of the people who don’t like your advice to allow unmarried adults to sleep together in your house.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
There’s live music starting as early as 2 p.m. the first three days and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, allowing the folks at the campsites extra time to sleep off Saturday with Jelly Roll.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
Leave a comment View Comments Besides CPAP and surgery, treatments for obstructive sleep apnea are minimal, such as dental appliances that try to move the tongue forward, or behavioral changes such as losing weight and asking people to sleep on their sides instead of their backs.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
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“To sleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20sleep. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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