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Recent Examples of sleep in
Angel Grace doesn't sleep in my room all night.
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Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
In the comments, the mom who posted shot back at commenters who said her kids weren’t getting enough sleep by explaining that they are homeschooled, and can therefore sleep in later in the mornings.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
Like before, our captors sleep in the space next to ours.
—Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
The young bride recalls having to sleep in a new house with a new family soon after the wedding, having always slept with her mother at home until then.
—Carlotta Dotto, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
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Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
In the comments, the mom who posted shot back at commenters who said her kids weren’t getting enough sleep by explaining that they are homeschooled, and can therefore sleep in later in the mornings.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
Like before, our captors sleep in the space next to ours.
—Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
The young bride recalls having to sleep in a new house with a new family soon after the wedding, having always slept with her mother at home until then.
—Carlotta Dotto, CNN Money, 29 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 16 Oct. 2025.
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