sleep
verb (used without object)
to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
sleeplike
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a word derived from
sleep.
Example Sentences
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Recent research reveals we dip into a sleeplike state as our brains flush out waste buildup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
“It’s this kind of very sleeplike moment,” said Laura Lewis, an associate professor of electrical and medical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and co-author of the study.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
When deprived of this sleeplike period with irritating vibrations that were applied to their tank, the hydras “slept” longer the next chance they got and fell asleep more quickly.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 16, 2023
The baron, Elvira further explains, had begun to experiment on her, inducing sleeplike states and strange dreams.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2015
The developed hypnotism finally shades off into innumerable states of hypnoid character in which the sleeplike symptoms are entirely in the background.
From Psychotherapy by Hugo Münsterberg
