asleep

Example Sentences

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On the bus to the arena for the Olympic quarterfinal matchup with Sweden last week, Hellebuyck was so relaxed that he fell asleep.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I was going into the office, working, coming home, falling asleep. I didn't really have the energy to see my friends or go to the gym," she recalls.

From BBC

Students are supposed to be asleep unless they’re on the swim team doing early morning laps at the pool.

From Los Angeles Times

With some ordinary dull adult voice droning on, so the greatest danger is that I might fall asleep.

From Literature

She’d turned the Internet and laptop off and was already asleep.

From Literature