- present participle of sleep.
sleeping
Example Sentences
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As mayor of Greater Manchester he made ending rough sleeping a priority when he was elected to the role in 2017.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Monday promised to set out a 10-year-plan for Britain, to ease the cost of living crisis and outlined policy goals including an end to sleeping on the streets.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Burnham's pledge echoes one made by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who committed to providing 8,000 homes "immediately" to house people with a history of rough sleeping in the event of the party winning power.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
He pledged to bring “life’s essentials under state control” and said his first policy would be to end homeless people sleeping on streets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
It was nearly thirty below when I crawled into the sleeping bag.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
