How to Use sleep in a Sentence

sleep

1 of 2 noun
  • The noise woke her from a deep sleep.
  • He woke up and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes.
  • I just need to get some sleep.
  • How much sleep did you get last night?
  • Her roommate talks in her sleep.
  • Most things fail in the sleep phase.
    — Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
  • But the sleep rooms are ready again.
    — Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
  • France didn’t get much sleep last night.
    — Taylor Ward, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • So, what does that do to our sleep?
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • What makes a movie too scary for sleep?
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • My friends were burned to death in their sleep.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Some can get by on five hours of sleep; some can’t.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Keep your eyes open, don’t join and just go to sleep.
    — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The goal is to give your guests a good night’s sleep, right?
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The Spaniard eats, sleeps and breathes this fest.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Rivera advised him to get some sleep.
    — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The first and foremost thing is sleep.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The gender gap in sleep isn’t new.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The sleep will go further for you.
    — Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The fall can lead to sleep issues in teens.
    — Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The sweet spot for getting enough sleep.
    — Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Getting enough sleep is one thing.
    — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The fix isn’t just getting more sleep.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The watch does a good job tracking your sleep.
    — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Two seconds, from sleep to death.
    — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • His nerves were frayed and his sleep suffered.
    — Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
  • Shop the best pillows for any sleep style.
    — Claire Peltier, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Why might pre-workout be bad for sleep?
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Katie’s first step was tackling her sleep.
    — Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Stress and lack of sleep can also play a role.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026

sleep

2 of 2 verb
  • The tent sleeps five adults.
  • Did you sleep soundly last night?
  • I usually try to sleep for at least eight hours every night.
  • I can never sleep on airplanes.
  • I couldn't sleep last night. I was awake all night long.
  • We were sleeping peacefully when a sudden loud noise woke us up.
  • Jessie didn’t sleep that night.
    — Sara Merican, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Just don’t sleep on the trends.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Just don’t sleep on the trends.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Xavier sees where his wife slept the past three years.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
  • That night, Shane couldn’t sleep.
    — John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
  • For a five-month-old, Deen sleeps well.
    — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • But don’t sleep on the Spurs in this one.
    — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Why is this guy leaned over sleeping?
    — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
  • My trick for sleeping on long flights?
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Then Dustin came back and slept on his kitchen floor.
    — Ellen Crean, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Why is sleep crucial for your body?
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
  • William could hardly eat or sleep.
    — Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
  • What’s it like sleeping on them?
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2025
  • And just take care of myself, sleep a lot.
    — Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Josh was sleeping and strapped in the back.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t sleep on the peach flavor.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
  • Adults love sleeping there too.
    — Kelly Ryan Kegans, Midwest Living, 22 May 2026
  • Two of us were up, and one of us was sleeping.
    — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
  • And don’t sleep on knee-highs, either.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • There was like, many a night of sleeping on the couch.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The man was wrapped in a sleeping mat and dragged through the snow.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
  • The Afghans were sleeping on the ground.
    — Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Britton Rae has slept about three hours.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The rooms The Sail Loft sleeps four.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026

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