fall asleep
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His strategy for staying calm was simple: "Stick my earphones in, listen to music and try to fall asleep."
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
We get back to the house, and by then, my daughter’s like a bobblehead, trying not to fall asleep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
A person may still fall asleep at a normal time and remain asleep for what appears to be a full night, yet the quality of that rest may still be altered.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
I do fall asleep on the train to work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
For some reason, I kept thinking about Mr. Neely and taking charge—and I’m not sure how, but apparently I managed to fall asleep, because I woke up to the sound of my phone ringing.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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