fall asleep

Example Sentences

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She’d chugged a Red Bull, which she never did, and couldn’t fall asleep.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Mercurial and unreliable in the studio, Stewart would sometimes fall asleep on the couch during recording sessions or lie down in the vocal booth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

“How do you fall asleep on one side of the community?”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

Many high school students find it hard to fall asleep early, which makes waking up for early morning classes a challenge.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

For some reason, I kept thinking about Mr. Neely and taking charge—and I’m not sure how, but apparently I managed to fall asleep, because I woke up to the sound of my phone ringing.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller