How to Use fall asleep in a Sentence
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To relax and fall asleep faster?
—Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Dec. 2025
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But Jim Bonds would not fall asleep.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
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But don’t fall asleep, bank account.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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And then your wife fall asleep in, like, four seconds.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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Give them the gift of white noise, which has been shown to help babies fall asleep fast.
—Grace Smith, wsj.com, 9 Nov. 2023
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So, what will the Alamo staff do with the people who fall asleep?
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
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White barnacles, like stars, climb aboard her shell and fall asleep.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
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Whole pages are left blank, as the queue extends for so long that people fall asleep.
—Jennifer Wilson, Harper's Magazine, 11 May 2022
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That night, Cox couldn’t get the good news off his mind and struggled to fall asleep.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
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Consistent sleep times and wake times help your body learn when to fall asleep and when to wake up.
—Alex Janin, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022
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During these episodes, people wake up for a few seconds and then fall asleep again.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 6 Sep. 2024
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Many people struggle to fall asleep quickly.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
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Some people swear by this calming ritual as a sure-fire way to fall asleep.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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Other students would fall asleep during class.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
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Never leave them alone, and don’t allow a baby to fall asleep on their tummy.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 6 Apr. 2024
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To fall asleep faster…try pink noise Insomniacs, this might be the sound for you.
—Hannah Baxter, Allure, 18 Feb. 2023
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At night, learn forró, drink caipirinhas under lantern light, and fall asleep to the sound of the waves.
—Jade Moyano, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
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Try some of the following methods to fall asleep easier at night.
—Sarah Klein, Health, 13 Mar. 2023
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My brain is completely fried from a long day, and movies to fall asleep to are the only solution.
—Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 2 May 2025
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The quest for the right pillow can be even more exhausting than trying to fall asleep after a long day.
—Grace Smith, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2023
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There's nothing like the pleasure of reading in bed, and beginning to fall asleep.
—Emily Burack, Town & Country, 2 Dec. 2022
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Morning light and evening darkness are what the body needs to wake up and fall asleep, respectively.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 9 Nov. 2023
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For changes going eastward of six hours or more, red-eyes can be helpful if your child manages to fall asleep on the plane.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 26 Aug. 2025
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Want to fall asleep to the thrum of ocean waves, and wake up to aqua-water-meets-blue-sky Caribbean views?
—Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2023
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The teacher gets to choose the quietest lion as the winner, but don't be surprised if some of them fall asleep—bonus!
—Fiona Tapp, Parents, 18 Dec. 2025
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Keep it by your bedside for a soothing scent to fall asleep to, or pop it in your living room to keep your space smelling fresh all day long.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2026
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Later, after Kingston started to fall asleep, the woman got up to prepare for bed.
—Bob Harkins, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
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No matter what is playing on screen, however, Wahlberg is likely to fall asleep.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2024
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My father was also sullen from the vodka, and after grumbling some would fall asleep on his grungy sleeper berth.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
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Shopify orders for night light projectors, the kind used to help kids fall asleep, shot up by 661%.
—Vidhi Choudhary, Fortune, 7 July 2026
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