asleep

Example Sentences

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He said that, as it had been a Sunday morning, his family had been asleep when the blast occurred, shattering all his windows.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

It’s a humble, low-impact, small-scale story meant to be shown, or fallen asleep to, on TV.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

At the victim's home, Holder fell asleep on her bed, then woke up and beckoned the woman, who was trying to sleep in her lounge, into her bedroom.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

I’m writing this with a 4-month-old asleep on my chest.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

I think she was asleep before we left her.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo