How to Use sleep in in a Sentence

sleep in

verb

• And that way Nicky and James can sleep in a little in the morning.
  — Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
• Both Mogen and Goncalves were sleeping in the same bed in a room on the third floor of the house.
  — Ruth Chenetz, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2023
• Garvin wouldn’t drive Tom home, so Tom slept in Garvin’s garage.
  — Abraham Josephine Riesman, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2023
• Right, and then there’s a sophomore sleeping in the first row.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2024
• By now she was used to sleeping in rooms with strangers.
  — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2023
• For me, being able to exist and sleep in my seat is top on the list.
  — Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2023
• Logan, 5, and River, 8, now sleep in bunk beds in the tiny space.
  — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
• Their nine-week-old daughter, Mara, slept in a stroller.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023
• Storms roll through in the middle of the night, and no one likes sleeping in a shower.
  — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 13 Dec. 2023
• Many sleep in their cars, but some sleep outside or in tents.
  — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 11 Feb. 2021
• Back in the 1870s, Fort Worth was said to be such a sleepy, drowsy town that a mountain lion slept in the street.
  — Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
• The wait at Portsmouth for the ferry to sail is long this time — about four hours — and Mr. Graham gets some sleep in the cab.
  — Stephen Castle Andrew Testa, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
• There is a section that isn't even set up to have anyone sleep in.
  — Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Feb. 2023
• The two spent their first winter sleeping in a dog park near Wall Street.
  — Jennifer Egan, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
• Y'all sleep in the vetting department the last few years, or nah?
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 12 Feb. 2021
• With two young children, sleeping in is also a thing of the past.
  — Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
• The grandchild slept in the house for a couple of days after the funeral.
  — Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
• In the meantime, people sleep in trucks, against horse stalls and under tarps.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2024
• Here’s a great piece from this week: Is your co-worker sleeping in their car?
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
• Many of the students stayed in the homes of Black families or slept in pews at Black churches.
  — Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
• Hamill spent years sleeping in cold, wet tents and eating bland food.
  — Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2023
• My wife, Maram, sleeps in a classroom with dozens of women and children.
  — Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
• There are also those who are still marooned, sleeping in cars and tents along the coast.
  — Joshua Partlow, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
• Lo says some of them could end up sleeping in their cars, which happened last year.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2023
• The nights were very cool but not cold, just right for a deep sleep in the comfort of a sleeping bag atop an air mattress.
  — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2023
• The Exped Deep Sleep Pillow is our go-to for getting a good night’s sleep in the great outdoors.
  — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2023
• To pay off a house outside of L.A., this hotel worker sleeps in her car four days a week.
  — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2023
• Two people were sleeping in the house when the boat hit but were uninjured.
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 24 July 2023
• Murillo’s household of four had been sleeping in the living room with the doors open, placing wet washcloths on their shoulders, necks and heads to stay cool.
  — Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
• Traveling, sleeping in hotels, sitting on airplanes, days filled with meetings and deadlines; all of these factors can lead to a lack of self-care.
  — Dr. Terrie Hope, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Sep 2024