sleep with
phrasal verb
slept with; sleeping with; sleeps with
informal
: to have sex with (someone)
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Avoid factors such as sleeping with the TV on or allowing pets to come in and out of your room, as these disruptions are known for disturbing sleep quality.
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Julianna Bragg, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
In the film Owen Wilson plays Arnold Albertson, a Broadway director who has a habit of sleeping with escorts and then staking them money to do something else with their lives.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
The new cast member immediately gravitated to Miller, lied about not sleeping with other women, and took her home to his parents in the fall — just to dump her ahead of his television debut.
—Zoë Haylock, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
These non-combatants live far from the frontlines, yet war has invaded the most private realm of life, filling their sleep with scenes of ruin, death and surreal encounters.
—Mireille Juchau, The Dial, 4 Feb. 2025
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Julianna Bragg, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
In the film Owen Wilson plays Arnold Albertson, a Broadway director who has a habit of sleeping with escorts and then staking them money to do something else with their lives.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
The new cast member immediately gravitated to Miller, lied about not sleeping with other women, and took her home to his parents in the fall — just to dump her ahead of his television debut.
—Zoë Haylock, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
These non-combatants live far from the frontlines, yet war has invaded the most private realm of life, filling their sleep with scenes of ruin, death and surreal encounters.
—Mireille Juchau, The Dial, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Sleep with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep%20with. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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