sleep in

Example Sentences

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"Morocco is late Friday night so you can just stay up and sleep in on Saturday. Brazil is the difficult one - that's coffee-your-way-through-work territory."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

When the alarms sound in the city, the two students no longer go to underground shelters, preferring a "good sleep" in the safety of basements.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

One of the main methods suggested by health authorities to improve sleep in infants is something called sleep training.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

I said to Peter, “I know I’m making a mistake, but I don’t want to worry all night if this dog is breathing, so I’m going to let him sleep in the bed with us.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Seeing us lolling our heads like droopy violets, Cecilia told us to go upstairs and pick out a bedroom to sleep in.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall