sleeps 1 of 2

plural of sleep

sleeps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sleep
1
as in rests
to be in a state of sleep the baby slept for the entire length of the car trip found the night watchman sleeping at his post

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2
as in breeds
to engage in sexual intercourse if I don't read the tabloids, how will I know who is sleeping with whom this week?

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Recent Examples of sleeps
Noun
Getty Images Caleb Wilson is only a few sleeps away from the biggest night of his life. Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 During warmer climates and seasons, Asker suggests washing linen pillowcases every three to four sleeps, too. Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026 There are just 31 sleeps until the 91st annual NFL player selection meeting. Jim Reineking, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026 The tent packs up and rides lengthwise on the vehicle but sleeps widthwise thanks to the fold-out floor. New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2025 Outdoor sleeps aren’t new to the world of African safaris, but this year, Basecamp Samburu took the concept to an exciting new level. Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2025 The reason so many people feel off track when daylight savings time ends is because light has a profound effect on the circadian rhythm, the body’s natural 24-hour clock that dictates when one sleeps and wakes. Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2025 Instead, they are attracted to carbon dioxide, blood, and warmth—things that can be found anywhere one sleeps. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025 The sleeps are short but effective. Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
Yarlington Lodge is a 12-acre estate that sleeps up to 32 guests and also features a Jacuzzi, a private movie theater, and a tennis court. Mary Holland, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026 Like a guardian of the absolute desert, Chile’s coastal mountain range sleeps a mineral slumber, the bluffs defending the driest desert in the world. Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026 Police later arrested Ross Wardlaw, a 41-year-old homeless man who frequently sleeps along the Greenbelt, in connection to the crime. Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026 Still operating today, guests scuba-dive 21 feet down to check into a suite that sleeps six. Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026 But the omniscient, unblinking eye of the Video Assistant Referee never sleeps. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 Conclusion Somewhere tonight, a car on a random street here in the UK is silently feeding power back into the grid while its owner sleeps! Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Pick your poison, babe, for a Swift-centric escape in the city that never sleeps. Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026 The city that never sleeps can now call itself the city of champions. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleeps
Noun
  • Oil prices rose above $90 a barrel for the first time in more than a month, as the conflict between the United States and Iran escalated further, resulting in the deaths of three US service members and a strike on a tanker.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • In Georgia, the rate of SIDS and SUID deaths is about 137 per 100,000 live births, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • The seat-block option comes four months after United unveiled a new Relax Row option, a row of three economy seats with individually adjustable leg rests that fold up at a 90-degree angle to create a lie-flat sleeping area.
    Mason Leib, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • The desert — churned, sucked and acid-washed — rests in these graveyards of the Anthropocene.
    Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Success breeds overconfidence; overconfidence hardens into presumption; and presumption eventually obscures the actual source of momentum.
    Clifford Hudson, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Wet clothing doesn’t cause UTIs, but staying in wet clothing, which breeds more moisture and bacteria, does.
    Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Soon enough, Karl’s seemingly foolproof blackmail scheme devolves into a merciless, dog-eat-dog fight for survival, and the two men are locked in a cutthroat collision course, their fates now inextricably linked.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
  • Diverging fates But how could Venus, a planet that is nearly the same size as Earth and that was once made up of the same things, end up so different from our home world?
    Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • This carrier has been a lifesaver with our five-month-old daughter, who naps almost exclusively in it.
    The Editors, Outside, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • His rotation mates Jameson Taillon (20) and Shota Imanaga (17) have given up the most in the majors.
    Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
  • The centre-forward is increasingly aware of these situations, positioning himself correctly or attacking the right space to offer his team-mates an option when City are attacking the wide areas.
    Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight company Musk founded in 2002, has endured a few more fiery demises of the mammoth Starship rocket since that explosive debut.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • No reason was provided for the shops’ demises.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Sam Altman and Elon Musk have dooms above 10 and into the 20s.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025

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