asleep
Example Sentences
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The New York Knicks made the NBA Finals’ craziest comeback last night, but some die-hard fans were already asleep.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
My daughter would go to bed before us, and would be asleep before we officially go to sleep.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
They compared those patterns against data from patients who were awake, asleep or in a coma.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
"We were asleep when we saw the water rushing in," Mohammed Khodr al-Hussein, 27, said.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
If he fell asleep, I could untie Red and we could make a run for it, but then I remembered Archie.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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