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How to Use "Sleep" with Example Sentences
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sleep
(v):
to close your eyes and have your body go into a natural state of rest
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Used with adverbs:
"
I hope my baby
sleeps
well
tonight.
"
(well, comfortably, peacefully, soundly)
"
My mom yelled at me for
sleeping
so
late
.
"
(late, long)
"
She
slept
deeply
after working all day.
"
(deeply, heavily, quietly)
"
I
hardly
slept
last night.
"
(hardly, barely)
"
She can't
sleep
alone
.
"
(alone)
Used with verbs:
"
I was so tired, but I
couldn't
sleep
.
"
(could not, be + unable to)
"
Let's
try to
sleep
early tonight.
"
(try to)
"
She tried everything to
put
her baby to
sleep
.
"
(put)
Used with prepositions:
"
He only
slept
for
three hours last night.
"
(for)
"
He
slept
right
through
the fire alarm.
"
(through)
"
My daughter always
sleeps
with
her doll.
"
(with)
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sleep
(n):
a natural state of unconsciousness where your eyes are closed and your body is resting
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Used with adjectives:
"
I got some
deep
sleep
last night.
"
(deep, light, much-needed, adequate, uninterrupted)
"
She woke up after a
good
sleep
.
"
(good, restful, peaceful, restless)
"
She says she needs her
beauty
sleep
.
"
(beauty)
Used with verbs:
"
She
fell back to
sleep
after turning her alarm clock off.
"
(fell back to, went to, drifted off to)
"
We're leaving early in the morning, so try to
get
some
sleep
.
"
(get, catch)
"
I desperately
need
some
sleep
now.
"
(need)
"
Hope you
have
a good
sleep
.
"
(have)
"
How can he
survive
on just a few hours of
sleep
a night?
"
(survive, function)
Used with nouns:
"
New mothers always struggle with
sleep
deprivation
.
"
(deprivation, loss)
"
He struggles with
sleep
disorder
.
"
(disorder, apnea)
"
I'm trying to figure out my baby's
sleep
cycle
.
"
(cycle, pattern, schedule)
Used with prepositions:
"
He snores
during
his
sleep
.
"
(during, in)
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