to sleep
idiom
: until one/someone falls asleep
The baby cried himself to sleep. I rocked the baby to sleep.
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One supercharged serum for daytime, to neutralize the threat of skin-aging free radicals; the other, a rejuvenating and reparative treatment to sleep on, so that your skin gets a boost while your cells regenerate overnight.
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Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2024
Having the advantages of a separate place to sleep and a little bit of a common space to gather [is important].
—Demarco Williams, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Pioneering operation begins As the anesthesiologist puts Looney to sleep, Montgomery and his team get ready for the long, complicated operation.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
But remember that people do actually need to sleep in there at some point.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2024
Having the advantages of a separate place to sleep and a little bit of a common space to gather [is important].
—Demarco Williams, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Pioneering operation begins As the anesthesiologist puts Looney to sleep, Montgomery and his team get ready for the long, complicated operation.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
But remember that people do actually need to sleep in there at some point.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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 2 Jan. 2025.
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