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
Newer to Flockhill are the villas (sleeps 2-4 people); Sugarloaf restaurant, which offers a seasonal set tasting menu; and a wellness spa with a gym, yoga studio, cedar sauna, and hot and cold plunge pools. Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026 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
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
  • The ban came after a series of high-profile scooter deaths and an alarming number of devices strewn willy-nilly in neighborhoods across the city.
    Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
  • Colt Gray, now 16, pleaded guilty Friday to 55 charges, including four counts of murder for the deaths of teachers Richard Aspinwall and Cristina Irimie, and students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, and the wounding of nine others.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • The economic argument for central bank independence rests on the idea that a politically motivated central bank might be tempted to exploit that short run tradeoff to juice the economy at the long run expense of price stability.
    Steve Liesman, CNBC, 22 July 2026
  • The whole economic model rests on most traders never getting there, and never getting paid.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 22 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
  • Thus, Californians and Washingtonians may not just be deciding their own tax fates, and these outcomes could be casting an early verdict that has nationwide tax implications.
    Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • This version centers a guilt-racked and traumatized Odysseus—and leaves gods and fates, mystery and wonder largely out of the picture.
    Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 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
  • In addition to that, the company’s next car, the Tourbillon, will be its first to feature the company’s new hybrid powertrain, which mates a three-foot-long, naturally aspirated V-16 with a trio of electric motors.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 July 2026
  • 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
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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