asleep

Example Sentences

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Believing that he had fallen asleep, Cookson than left Noah alone.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

She’d chugged a Red Bull, which she never did, and couldn’t fall asleep.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"This study addresses a major gap by focusing on the workers who start their day when most people are still asleep."

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

It knows how long it takes you to fall asleep and reports alleged wakeups in the middle of the night.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

I must have fallen asleep, back in that other June, for when I opened my eyes the train had stopped.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom