asleep
Example Sentences
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The New York Knicks made the NBA Finals’ craziest comeback last night, but some die-hard fans were already asleep.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
And then I’ll get into that, and then I’ll watch a lot more episodes while she’s asleep.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
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
"We were asleep when we saw the water rushing in," Mohammed Khodr al-Hussein, 27, said.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
With some ordinary dull adult voice droning on, so the greatest danger is that I might fall asleep.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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