asleep
Example Sentences
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“Your head is full of stories that your family made up, Nell, stories to help a little girl fall asleep at night. There is no truth to them.”
From Literature
“He’s half asleep and he lacks clarity and definition,” Hiddleston says.
From Los Angeles Times
These shifts make it harder for teens to fall asleep early, even when they are tired.
From Science Daily
During Cabinet meetings, press availabilities in the Oval Office and a recent signing ceremony, he looks like he has fallen asleep.
From Salon
“My goal is to not hear the ding at 10,000 feet, because I’m already asleep.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
