sleep

Example Sentences

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"Sleep deprivation does not just make you tired. It selectively disrupts important memory circuits," noted Dr. Wong.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

The government's Back to Sleep campaign was launched in 1991 by The Lullaby Trust and journalist Anne Diamond, who had lost her son to Sids that same year.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Sleep training is basically torture for parents while you are going through the training portion of things, so much so that many loudly claim that sleep training is actively detrimental to babies.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

They became a fixture in gamer culture for score work and influenced acts like Sleep Token and Bad Omens.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

I went into the office of the Good Night, Sleep Tight, because I did not know where else to go.

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo