sleep in

verb

Definition of sleep innext
as in to drop off

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Recent Examples of sleep in This comes on the heels of the Legislature and governor passing a law that calls for arresting people who sleep in public. — Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025 Prosecutors say that while Guardado was sleeping in a vehicle parked outside a Bancroft Street apartment, Barraza attempted to cut off Guardado’s ponytail. — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025 Older adults require less, while babies need much more — in fact, infants can spend about 50% of their sleep in REM, experts say. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025 Experience something new by sleeping in a former church built in 1904 or a houseboat anchored amidst cypress trees emerging from the open water. — Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sleep in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleep in
  1. drop off
  2. nod off
  3. oversleep
Verb
  • While other drivers saw their tires dropping off early in the race, the Williams driver, who qualified 10th, stayed out and even led at one point, finally pitting at around Lap 21.
    — Luke Smith, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Barbara Lenz went missing on May 6, 1989, at the age of 31 after being dropped off at her Woodbine apartment by her then-boyfriend Robert Davis, who now is in jail awaiting trial on the new charge.
    — Kyle Werner, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of drop off
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  • The former president appeared to nod off before the trial's lunch break, closing his eyes briefly and jerking awake multiple times, according to several reports. – Marina Pitofsky Will Trump testify in his hush money case?
    — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The photo-happy couple is still sharing snapshots of one another, with the Rhode founder posting a series of Instagram photos on Tuesday that included her musician husband nodding off across from her.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Definition of nod off
Verb
  • Last spring, the Today show reported that people were oversleeping due to silent alarms.
    — Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The Season 3 penultimate and finale episodes ‘Getting There’ and ‘Jews on a Plane’ aired on Comedy Central in 2016, the first half featuring the duo in a rush to get to the airport after oversleeping, forgetting a passport and getting stuck in the subway.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of oversleep

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“Sleep in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleep%20in. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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