sleep together
idiomatic phrase
informal
: to have sex with each other
She found out that her husband and his boss were sleeping together.
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Clarke, armed with a metal rod, assaulted and killed Shirley, 37, and Ragsdale, 66, and seriously injured a man and a woman sleeping together, Miami police say.
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
But, did Sandy and J.R. sleep together in The Ultimatum?
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 13 Dec. 2024
Cher and Bill wound up at a hotel and checked in around 4 a.m. into separate rooms to keep any unwanted gossip about her and Bono away — but wound up sleeping together.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Mother and daughters all sleep together — Tina’s disappearance is a strong bonding agent for Lenù’s family.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
But, did Sandy and J.R. sleep together in The Ultimatum?
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 13 Dec. 2024
Cher and Bill wound up at a hotel and checked in around 4 a.m. into separate rooms to keep any unwanted gossip about her and Bono away — but wound up sleeping together.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Mother and daughters all sleep together — Tina’s disappearance is a strong bonding agent for Lenù’s family.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Sleep together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep%20together. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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