sleep through
phrasal verb
slept through; sleeping through; sleeps through
: to sleep without being awakened by (something, such as a loud noise)
She slept (right) through the thunderstorm.
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Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 This charming woodland native sleeps through the summer months, emerging from the ground as the weather cools in autumn.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
The order and subsequent repeal happened overnight in South Korea with many citizens sleeping through the entire ordeal.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Corvino had been fast asleep and would have slept through it.
—James Horncastle, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
Pregnancy can affect quality sleep through physical discomfort, hormone shifts and anxiety, according to the Sleep Foundation.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
The order and subsequent repeal happened overnight in South Korea with many citizens sleeping through the entire ordeal.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Corvino had been fast asleep and would have slept through it.
—James Horncastle, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
Pregnancy can affect quality sleep through physical discomfort, hormone shifts and anxiety, according to the Sleep Foundation.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for sleep through
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“Sleep through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep%20through. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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