sleep with
phrasal verb
slept with; sleeping with; sleeps with
informal
: to have sex with (someone)
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While planning a show about the Supreme Court decision, Chip books a guest who takes Alex by surprise, confronting her on-air about how sleeping with the boss calls her credibility as a journalist into question — and Alex fires Chip over it.
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 June 2024
Good luck sleeping with that running through your brain.
—Dave Sheinin, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
In earlier versions, Carolyn has a long history of sleeping with male colleagues as a way to get ahead, which adds complications to both the mystery and our understanding of her; here, Rusty is her only lover of this type, at least in the episodes shown to critics.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2024
The toddler was sleeping with his mother in Livonia when a massive tree crashed through their roof and onto their bed, officials said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 June 2024
Good luck sleeping with that running through your brain.
—Dave Sheinin, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
In earlier versions, Carolyn has a long history of sleeping with male colleagues as a way to get ahead, which adds complications to both the mystery and our understanding of her; here, Rusty is her only lover of this type, at least in the episodes shown to critics.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2024
The toddler was sleeping with his mother in Livonia when a massive tree crashed through their roof and onto their bed, officials said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024
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“Sleep with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep%20with. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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