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

It knows how long it takes you to fall asleep and reports alleged wakeups in the middle of the night.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Insomnia makes it hard to fall asleep or stay asleep.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

“I was like, ‘How could you fall asleep?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

I fall asleep, only to be chased in my nightmares by a screaming Mrs. Kluck riding her ice cream machine like a horse.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan