to sleep
idiom
: until one/someone falls asleep
The baby cried himself to sleep. I rocked the baby to sleep.
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Hundreds of Berkeley’s roughly 844 unsheltered residents access services through the Dorothy Day House each day – services such as warm meals, showers, clean clothes, storage lockers, housing support, job training and a safe bed to sleep.
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Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
The Best Seat For Sleeping On A Plane Planning to sleep on a plane starts with the booking process.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The same night, Lee tries to reconnect with Eugene, but the latter resists, telling him to go to sleep.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Plus, dogs are everyone’s best friend and deserve a plush place to sleep, too.
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Lighting, lighting and more lighting.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
The Best Seat For Sleeping On A Plane Planning to sleep on a plane starts with the booking process.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The same night, Lee tries to reconnect with Eugene, but the latter resists, telling him to go to sleep.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Plus, dogs are everyone’s best friend and deserve a plush place to sleep, too.
LED light dimmer
Lighting, lighting and more lighting.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
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“To sleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20sleep. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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