beauty sleep

NOUN

deep restful sleep

Synonyms

WEAK

extra sleep forty winks full night's sleep nap rest siesta sleep before midnight snooze

Example Sentences

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All the while, Pippi savored her beauty sleep, and Palacios contemplated grabbing a contingency ladder to retrieve her.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

Last month the 60-year-old tearfully announced she was leaving the station and her "lovely listener" so that she could "catch up on a much needed decade's deficit of beauty sleep".

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2022

"As we all got older we had many conversations about life, faith, morals, health, and the importance of getting your beauty sleep," recalled the country crooner.

From Fox News • Jan. 12, 2020

For the next few days, though, she just hopes to unwind with a routine that sounded not very different from her training regime: hitting the gym and getting in her beauty sleep.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2013

Maybe a few pretties were actually getting their beauty sleep.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld