sleep with

British  

verb

1. Also: sleep together.  (intr, preposition) to have sexual intercourse and (usually) spend the night with

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sleep with Idioms  

1. Be sexually intimate with, as in The playwright had made several attempts to sleep with the maid. The related phrase sleep together means “have sexual relations,” as in We wondered if they were sleeping together but didn't dare to ask them. The verb sleep has been associated with sex since the 10th century. Sleep with dates from the 1300s sleep together was first recorded a century later.

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sleep with

Much of the previous research connecting poor sleep with obesity has focused on severe sleep deprivation, often limiting people to only four hours of sleep.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026

Big no thanks when I know, eventually, you’ll just bring food right to me and let me sleep with my butt on your pillow at night.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

She told authorities she had served her husband a mixed vodka drink in bed and then went to sleep with one of her young children who was having a night terror.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

“Trying to sleep with my head up against the window, with turning curves and every mountaintop,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026

While Chou, Geak and I sleep with her on the truck, the older kids sleep on the ground with Pa. It is a warm and breezy night, the kind that requires no blankets.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung