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

At the time of the attack, Sunil was asleep in his cabin on the third floor.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Instead, Maddin fell asleep in the cold cabin.

From Slate • May 13, 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

Duane once asked Handsome how he handled conversations with Magic because she would drop by his field whenever Duane was still asleep in his cave.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el