deep sleep
Example Sentences
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We often think of anesthesia as putting us in a deep sleep.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Both deep sleep and REM sleep were significantly shorter, and participants spent an additional 15 minutes awake during the night.
From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026
During a typical night, the brain cycles repeatedly through deep sleep and REM sleep.
From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026
When the school holidays came she spent days in her bed in a deep sleep.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
I awoke from a deep sleep to the sound of harsh laughter and pounding feet in the alley below me.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
