to sleep

phrase

: until one/someone falls asleep

The baby cried himself to sleep. I rocked the baby to sleep.

Examples of to sleep in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unable to sleep, the boy would be out on the deck, staring at the island city before him. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

But there’s a difference between putting an opponent to sleep and punching it in the face. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Residents say the notices represent just a fraction of what occurs at the site, including noxious odors and noisy truck deliveries when people are trying to sleep. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

During recent persistent blackouts, heat and mosquitoes forced Hernández, 37, to sleep on the terrace of his apartment building. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for to sleep

• asleep
• upkeep
• beep
• cheap
• creep
• deep
• heap
• jeep
• keep
• leap
• peep
• reap