- present participle of sleep.
sleeping
Example Sentences
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Figures published in 2025 showed rough sleeping had increased year-on-year, although decreased compared to 2017.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
He pledged to bring “life’s essentials under state control” and said his first policy would be to end homeless people sleeping on streets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Monday promised to set out a 10-year-plan for Britain, to ease the cost of living crisis and outlined policy goals including an end to sleeping on the streets.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
In his first speech in Downing Street, Burnham announced he would "end rough sleeping in our country".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
He ate a quick breakfast to fortify himself before venturing down the hill to Handsome’s field where the musk ox stood sleeping next to the reflection pond.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
