asleep
Example Sentences
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She described McClain as the first to admit being wrong, always helpful with the cooking and asleep before his head touched the pillow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
My daughter would go to bed before us, and would be asleep before we officially go to sleep.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
They compared those patterns against data from patients who were awake, asleep or in a coma.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
He lay swaddled in a blue furry blanket and asleep, while his mother recovered nearby.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
My heart is doing jumping jacks, and my bottom leg is starting to tingle, halfway to falling asleep.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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