Asleep is an English word with synonyms like sleepy or dozy. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Asleep in a sentence
Asleep meaning
- In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
- Inattentive.
- Having a numb or prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness.
Synonyms of Asleep
Using Asleep
- The main meaning on this page is: In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting. | Inattentive. | Having a numb or prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness.
- Useful related words include: at rest, slumberous, sleepyheaded, sleepy-eyed.
- In the example corpus, asleep often appears in combinations such as: fall asleep, falling asleep, asleep and.
Context around Asleep
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Asleep
- In this selection, "asleep" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fall, stay, falling, snuggling, awake and staying stand out and add context to how "asleep" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and stay asleep and to fall asleep and stay. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "asleep" sits close to words such as avengers, evolve and forecasts, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with asleep
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Abdul asleep on the sidewalk. (5 words)
It reminds us all that's not crisp — awake, asleep, awake, asleep. (12 words)
This includes trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or not feeling rested after sleep. (13 words)
Tucked away from all the distractions and unable to fall asleep, the mind begins conjuring painful memories and worst-case scenarios, looping through the dark thoughts that never seem to end, that is unless you fall asleep. (37 words)
Jordan said she institutes a 9 p.m. quiet/bedtime, but the kids usually fall asleep closer to 10 p.m., which gives them 8 hours asleep, even though they’d prefer to go to bed later. (37 words)
Paradoxical intention is a cognitive reframing technique where the insomniac, instead of attempting to fall asleep at night, makes every effort to stay awake (i.e. essentially stops trying to fall asleep). (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Digesting large meals or consuming stimulating substances disrupt sleep patterns, making it harder to fall asleep and stay asleep.
However, he’s the type who likes to fall asleep snuggling, and I can’t fall asleep if I’m being touched.
Sleep duration was defined as the total amount of time spent in bed fully asleep, while sleep timing was described as the time a person falls asleep each night.
Tucked away from all the distractions and unable to fall asleep, the mind begins conjuring painful memories and worst-case scenarios, looping through the dark thoughts that never seem to end, that is unless you fall asleep.
If you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep three or more nights a week,then you may have insomnia.
It reminds us all that's not crisp — awake, asleep, awake, asleep.
Sleep disturbances: Coffee and chai can interfere with your sleep-wake cycle, making it difficult to fall asleep and stay asleep.
This includes trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or not feeling rested after sleep.
Your body relies on (your circadian rhythm) to help you fall asleep, stay asleep and wake up feeling rested.
I tried to stay up late for interview but fell asleep and like a lion I'm hard to wake once asleep.
Jordan said she institutes a 9 p.m. quiet/bedtime, but the kids usually fall asleep closer to 10 p.m., which gives them 8 hours asleep, even though they’d prefer to go to bed later.
No one product has done more to help me fall asleep and stay asleep than the nodpod.
The studies made on animals suggest CBD can help to fall asleep and stay asleep.
However, when you try to stay awake and try not to fall asleep, your brain relaxes and eventually falls asleep.
Paradoxical intention is a cognitive reframing technique where the insomniac, instead of attempting to fall asleep at night, makes every effort to stay awake (i.e. essentially stops trying to fall asleep).
Abdul asleep on the sidewalk.
According to police, the man and his family were asleep at home when they were woken up by two loud noises.
According to the chief, there were no signs of intoxication; rather, Reaux appeared exhausted and even seemed on the verge of falling asleep while conversing with them.
A couple were asleep in their Caribbean hotel room when a masked thief waving a gun around broke into their room at 3am.
Advocate depute Ali Murray previously told the court the woman was "shocked and petrified" and was afraid of what he would do and pretended to be asleep.
Common combinations with asleep
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- fall asleep 55×
- falling asleep 21×
- asleep and 19×
- was asleep 19×
- fell asleep 18×
- asleep at 16×
- asleep in 16×
- asleep on 15×
- were asleep 11×
- asleep while 8×