sleeping with

Example Sentences

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"It's like sleeping with your ears open all the time, you're just waiting on something to happen."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Many of them have been sleeping with documents tucked under the pillow in case misfortune strikes.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

But he said he has tried to live in a city shelter before and found it difficult sleeping with three other men in a cramped room.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024

He apparently vacillates between moments of sleeping with his mouth open in a sign of utter disinterest and being jolted to stare menacingly at witnesses, the judge and other people in the courtroom.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2024

“My mom topped the cedar hedge with this stuff three weeks ago. I’m still sleeping with my windows closed.”

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman