asleep

Example Sentences

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During one of the great New York sports parties of the century, they were fast asleep.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

She described McClain as the first to admit being wrong, always helpful with the cooking and asleep before his head touched the pillow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 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

"We were asleep when we saw the water rushing in," Mohammed Khodr al-Hussein, 27, said.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

When she lived at Tala, she often fell asleep dreaming of America, dreaming of Carville.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly