sleep in
Example Sentences
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Despite our initial efforts to make her sleep in her bed, she’s now a nightly fixture under our covers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
When the alarms sound in the city, the two students no longer go to underground shelters, preferring a "good sleep" in the safety of basements.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
One of the main methods suggested by health authorities to improve sleep in infants is something called sleep training.
From Slate • May 3, 2026
Sharon Zavaleta Chuquipa struggles to sleep in the room she shared with her younger sister.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Mama had let me sleep in rag rollers the night before, so I had big corkscrew curls instead of my usual pigtails, and she put bobby pins in my hair, crisscrossing two on each side.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
