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Recent Examples of sleep in
The quality of your bedding can influence sleep in several subtle but important ways.
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
If your partner snores, wear earplugs or sleep in a different room.
—Holly Haber, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
Pace died Wednesday in her sleep in Marina del Rey while visiting relatives, family spokesperson Joseph Babineaux told The Hollywood Reporter.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026
Small owls like screech owls often sleep in tree cavities or nest boxes, while barn owls live up to their name by seeking out barns and empty buildings.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
If your partner snores, wear earplugs or sleep in a different room.
—Holly Haber, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
Pace died Wednesday in her sleep in Marina del Rey while visiting relatives, family spokesperson Joseph Babineaux told The Hollywood Reporter.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026
Small owls like screech owls often sleep in tree cavities or nest boxes, while barn owls live up to their name by seeking out barns and empty buildings.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleep in
Verb
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Patillo was seen nodding off at the riverbank with the boys.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Toward the end of the performance sequence, editor Adam Biskupski cuts between the Vanguard stage and 25-year-old LaFaro nodding off at the wheel of his car less than a month later.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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 20 Apr. 2026.
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