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.
sleeps
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present tense formof sleep (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The 25-year-old sleeps on a small camping bed in the Honghub office under a poster for “Her,” a 2013 movie about a man falling in love with an AI operating system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
State courts have repeatedly ruled that there is no single way to determine where someone lives, and judges must consider multiple factors, such as where a voter sleeps or stores personal belongings.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
He sleeps more easily now, but sometimes the harrowing moments he experienced underground wake him.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
“Don’t desert us,” said Dwight Gaines, 65, who usually sleeps in an encampment across from the now-shuttered post office on 7th Street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
“It kept him safe, and it will keep whoever sleeps in it safe, too.”
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
