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.
will sleep
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future tenseof sleep.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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And for those who don’t trade options, and who have what Emanuel calls “an AI-tilted portfolio”, some stocks with negative beta could be added so that “you and your portfolio will sleep better at night.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
This isn’t just teenage dramatics: Elephant seals don’t hunt or eat as they molt, so he’s hungry and tired and will sleep wherever he damn pleases.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Arkapaw was equally thrilled, telling the room, “A lot of little girls that look like me will sleep really well tonight.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
Carly says she has nowhere to go, and does not know where she and her six children, aged between seven months and 16, will sleep tonight.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2024
“We will sleep in the corner over there.”
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
