fall asleep

Example Sentences

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She’d chugged a Red Bull, which she never did, and couldn’t fall asleep.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He added: "Just the fact that I found it so normal, in a sad way, that it was okay to just put my head on the pillow and fall asleep."

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

“How do you fall asleep on one side of the community?”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

Even so, many parents place sound machines near the beds of newborns and toddlers in an effort to help them fall asleep and stay asleep.

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026

They are all in a room that he isn’t in, so they can’t help him fall asleep.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers