sleep with
phrasal verb
slept with; sleeping with; sleeps with
informal
: to have sex with (someone)
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Perhaps shame would haunt the pair in the future, or their families would eventually find out and be devastated, or society at large would fall apart because everyone would start sleeping with their siblings.
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
In less than 30 seconds, Arvind tells her he’s slept with two people, and Bela tells him her (perfectly reasonable) number is 20.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Lucia, meanwhile, sleeps with Albie after sleeping with his father, ensnaring multiple generations of the same family.
—Griff Griffin, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Yes, Charmaine has been a bit spacey lately, operating on almost zero sleep with newborn twins.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
In less than 30 seconds, Arvind tells her he’s slept with two people, and Bela tells him her (perfectly reasonable) number is 20.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Lucia, meanwhile, sleeps with Albie after sleeping with his father, ensnaring multiple generations of the same family.
—Griff Griffin, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Yes, Charmaine has been a bit spacey lately, operating on almost zero sleep with newborn twins.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Sleep with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep%20with. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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