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

"This study addresses a major gap by focusing on the workers who start their day when most people are still asleep."

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Many of them were asleep after celebrating till midnight at a birthday party.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"That's what I was trying to raise with them about their system. You are most vulnerable when you are asleep so you can't have a system that's not good enough."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

I was sound asleep the next morning when Papa opened the door to my room.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls