asleep

Example Sentences

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The bear was eventually hit with a dart and fell asleep on top of a cinder block wall dividing two properties, its body straddling either side.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

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

From Slate • May 3, 2026

His antics in recent days have been keeping crowds amused, including scratching against metal posts, and rolling into the water while asleep.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The opening setting of the “Sleepers, awake!” text starts out muddy, as though the singers are still half asleep and not quite on their parts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Betsie had put on the blue sweater beneath her long-sleeved dress and wedged now between me and the others, her shivering gradually subsided, and she was asleep.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom