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Recent Examples of sleep in
Many people, like Arribas, were unable to sleep in their homes—some out of caution, others out of fear of the aftershocks that occurred during the early morning hours.
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Gustavo Ocando Alex,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
The book details how the president and first lady are the first first couple to sleep in separate bedrooms since Richard and Pat Nixon, though Bill and Hillary Clinton slept apart briefly when his affair with Monica Lewinsky became public.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
Nearly 40 percent of Santa Clara County's unhoused population, or almost 4,000 people, sleep in their vehicles.
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Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
If possible, consider sleeping in basements or the coolest part of your home.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
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Gustavo Ocando Alex,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
The book details how the president and first lady are the first first couple to sleep in separate bedrooms since Richard and Pat Nixon, though Bill and Hillary Clinton slept apart briefly when his affair with Monica Lewinsky became public.
—
ABC News,
18 June 2026
Nearly 40 percent of Santa Clara County's unhoused population, or almost 4,000 people, sleep in their vehicles.
—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
If possible, consider sleeping in basements or the coolest part of your home.
—
Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleep in
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At one point, cameras appeared to catch the Jets’ head coach, Aaron Glenn, nodding off.
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Toward the end of the performance sequence, editor Adam Biskupski cuts between the Vanguard stage and 25-year-old LaFaro nodding off at the wheel of his car less than a month later.
Verb
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Finally the proper authority, who had overslept, showed up to unlock the gate.
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The slowest builder finished before the one who overslept.
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“Sleep in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleep%20in. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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