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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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

When Jonah Ayunga and his marauding band of brothers feasted on Celtic's desperate confusion and put them to sleep with two goals in a dozen second-half minutes, Hampden erupted.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025

“Families travel with the stones, share them with friends and loved ones, children paint on them; some people keep them in their pockets, and even sleep with them under their pillow,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025

I was just going to sleep, with my eyes heavy and the warmth from the fire in my face, when the dogs started an incredible uproar.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen