deep sleep
Example Sentences
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Though we often think of anesthesia as putting us in a deep sleep, new research suggests it could actually be closer to being in a coma than previously thought.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Following Miller’s first house call, Sugar spent the rest of the day in a deep sleep.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
REM sleep involves intense dreaming and brain activity that resembles wakefulness, yet people often report that this stage still feels like deep sleep.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
The findings suggest that dream experiences may help preserve the feeling of deep sleep even as the body's biological need for sleep declines.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
He had, somehow, never felt so secure in his life and was asleep, into deep sleep, within thirty seconds.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
