to sleep
idiom
: until one/someone falls asleep
The baby cried himself to sleep. I rocked the baby to sleep.
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Where to sleep The Washington Duke Inn is alumni central during game weekends.
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Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Troopers saw open bottles of alcohol in the Equinox and Tipantuna Quinchiguano, who would regain consciousness and quickly fall back to sleep, had bloodshot and glassy eyes and smelled of alcohol.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Ronson repeated the phrase before drifting off to sleep.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
For a moment Leonora dwelt on the idea of Colin’s friend Harold, imagining those strong kind hands putting animals to sleep.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
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Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Troopers saw open bottles of alcohol in the Equinox and Tipantuna Quinchiguano, who would regain consciousness and quickly fall back to sleep, had bloodshot and glassy eyes and smelled of alcohol.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Ronson repeated the phrase before drifting off to sleep.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
For a moment Leonora dwelt on the idea of Colin’s friend Harold, imagining those strong kind hands putting animals to sleep.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for to sleep
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“To sleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20sleep. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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