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Recent Examples of sleep in
The actor died in his sleep in May 2022 at age 67, due to heart and respiratory issues, while filming Dangerous Waters in the Dominican Republic.
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Glenn Garner, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Overnight guests sleep in the rustic on-site log cabins, some of which date back to the late 1800s and which feature beds and wood-burning stoves but no electricity or running water.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
While the loss of an hour of sleep in March has been linked to more heart attacks and fatal accidents in the days that follow, a Stanford Medicine study has discovered there are longer-term health hazards from the biannual changes—and better alternatives.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
For now, the three youngest each sleep in their own pack-and-plays squeezed into their parents’ bedroom.
—Jeff Truesdell, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Glenn Garner, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Overnight guests sleep in the rustic on-site log cabins, some of which date back to the late 1800s and which feature beds and wood-burning stoves but no electricity or running water.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
While the loss of an hour of sleep in March has been linked to more heart attacks and fatal accidents in the days that follow, a Stanford Medicine study has discovered there are longer-term health hazards from the biannual changes—and better alternatives.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
For now, the three youngest each sleep in their own pack-and-plays squeezed into their parents’ bedroom.
—Jeff Truesdell, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleep in
Verb
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The man sitting next to me was beginning to nod off, perhaps succumbing to a post-cookie sugar crash.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
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Watching the crowd nod off will destroy your confidence.—
Todd Harmonson,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Finally the proper authority, who had overslept, showed up to unlock the gate.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
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The slowest builder finished before the one who overslept.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Sleep in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleep%20in. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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