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

Raslan Bajou, who was asleep in his tent at the time of the latest strike, said: "This is a sin, I swear it's a sin."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Instead, Maddin fell asleep in the cold cabin.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

I was so tired I fell asleep the minute I crawled into bed.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls