asleep

Example Sentences

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She’d chugged a Red Bull, which she never did, and couldn’t fall asleep.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"This study addresses a major gap by focusing on the workers who start their day when most people are still asleep."

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Many of them were asleep after celebrating till midnight at a birthday party.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"That's what I was trying to raise with them about their system. You are most vulnerable when you are asleep so you can't have a system that's not good enough."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

But always, just as he was about to fall asleep, the other, darker thoughts came creeping back and made him afraid to close his eyes.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda