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

"We were asleep when we saw the water rushing in," Mohammed Khodr al-Hussein, 27, said.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The fire at the Utumishi Girls school started in the early hours of Thursday morning when the students were asleep, according to the Kenya Red Cross and police.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Instead, Maddin fell asleep in the cold cabin.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

Clare was usually fast asleep by now, moss stuffed in his good ear, and he could not remember the last time he’d soaked in the splendor of All Hallows’ Eve.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman