Thesaurus / asleep

asleep

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Her brother, thinking that she was not asleep, went to the foot of her bed.

VOLTAIRE'S ROMANCESFRANOIS-MARIE AROUET

Floyd is still holding Cecil in his arms, now asleep, but he will not relinquish his precious burden.

He was breathing heavily, as if asleep, and she dared not speak.

THOSE DALE GIRLSFRANK WESTON CARRUTH

Very different from the Texans, whose camp had so easily been invaded, the Mexicans were not asleep, but perfectly awake.

And if the little animal should be surprised while asleep, it can escape in any direction without losing even a moment.

She is here, she is asleep in the next room, the poor child!

The subject seems to be asleep, but there is less muscular relaxation than in the lethargic variety.

I don't know how long I had been asleep, but what made me wake up was the whistle of a locomotive.

The other girls were asleep, as was indicated by their regular breathing.

The broad moon flooded it with light, so that she could see he was not asleep in his chair, as she had supposed.

PRAIRIE FOLKSHAMLIN GARLAND

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