asleep

Example Sentences

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I fall asleep in Salmon’s bunk bed, lulled by Dragon Masters 5: Song of the Poison Dragon.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

It’s a humble, low-impact, small-scale story meant to be shown, or fallen asleep to, on TV.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

It then fell asleep and was captured shortly after 7 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

After he used the bathroom, he saw the complainant's bed in the adjoining bedroom, lay down on the end of it "and fell straight asleep".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

It couldn’t have been a real dream because I was not asleep.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom