sleep
Example Sentences
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Sleep, exercise, hydrate - do we really need to stick to recommended daily doses?
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
Sleep is, as the scientists say, physiologically necessary.
From Slate • May 3, 2026
"Sleep drives growth hormone release, and growth hormone feeds back to regulate wakefulness, and this balance is essential for growth, repair and metabolic health."
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
Sleep will come in eight-hour stretches in hammocks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Something large and dark had entered room 102 of the Good Night, Sleep Tight, and the large, dark thing was sitting right on top of my chest.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
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