to sleep
idiom
: until one/someone falls asleep
The baby cried himself to sleep. I rocked the baby to sleep.
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Still, one guest demurred when offered the opportunity to sleep in the Allen room.
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Jane Margolies, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024
Additionally, the Longfellow Hotel engaged Sleep Wise Consulting to best implement as many recommendations as possible to provide guests with an environment most conducive to sleep.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2024
Patients will often experience intense emotions as well as disruption to sleep patterns and their ability to think clearly.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
The Mind After Midnight hypothesis holds that in the overnight hours, a tired brain that is unable to sleep is not functioning optimally — a risk factor for more extreme behavior.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2024
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Jane Margolies, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024
Additionally, the Longfellow Hotel engaged Sleep Wise Consulting to best implement as many recommendations as possible to provide guests with an environment most conducive to sleep.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2024
Patients will often experience intense emotions as well as disruption to sleep patterns and their ability to think clearly.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
The Mind After Midnight hypothesis holds that in the overnight hours, a tired brain that is unable to sleep is not functioning optimally — a risk factor for more extreme behavior.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2024
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“To sleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20sleep. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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