with both eyes closed

Example Sentences

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“I can go to sleep with both eyes closed, you don’t have to keep one eye open.”

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2023

Boz, if he wanted, could write a column with both eyes closed and his brain on autopilot.

From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2021

Ducks on the outside of a group will sleep with one eye open, watching for predators, while those in the middle sleep with both eyes closed.

From Washington Post • May 6, 2016

It's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed.

From Bowser the Hound by Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo)

The puppy slept, this time with both eyes closed.

From Quick Action by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)