sleep

Example Sentences

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"If I tried to sleep in the toilets, the staff would come banging on the door, telling me to get out. It was hard."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

He notes that the drop in testosterone fathers experience can partly be attributed to the stresses that come with a new kid: less sleep, a poor diet and fewer trips to the gym.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Millions of people worldwide live with obstructive sleep apnea, a common disorder that repeatedly interrupts breathing during sleep.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

"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

“Okay, okay. I can see you’re struggling. How about you get some sleep and we will try again tomorrow?”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold