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sleep over

Idioms

Spend the night as a guest in another's home, as in Karen's friend Wilma is going to sleep over tonight. [Second half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

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People are losing sleep over the idea that using these tools means inadvertently training a model to replace them, or that they represent the beginning of widespread job loss and an eventual economic collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

When you have a strategy in advance, rather than reacting to some external event, your emotions won’t have a role — and that will keep you from losing sleep over your portfolio.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

The study found that people ages 16 to 24 who caught up on sleep over the weekend were significantly less likely to report symptoms of depression.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

If there’s something to lose sleep over, maybe this is it.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

He didn't have to lose sleep over getting deported.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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