- present participle of sleep.
sleeping
Example Sentences
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A fire on the USS Gerald R. Ford that originated in the ship’s laundry in March injured two sailors and left 600 others without sleeping berths while deployed in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
The pair grew close: sharing meals, playing sports and even sleeping at Dandia's home.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Dr Neil Stanley, sleep expert and author of the book How to Sleep Well, argues that gamifying sleep is creating more disordered sleeping.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
"Many children are sleeping on a pile of clothes, or maybe just on the hard floor," said Ashley Wilcox from Care Zone, adding: "That's not good enough."
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
“They’re sleeping now. After they had eaten all they could hold, they crawled down in the straw and went to sleep.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
