Explore Slept through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Slept in a sentence
Slept meaning
simple past and past participle of sleep
Using Slept
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of sleep
- In the example corpus, slept often appears in combinations such as: slept with, slept in, slept on.
Context around Slept
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Slept
- In this selection, "slept" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, brook, fact, child, upstairs, inside and overnight stand out and add context to how "slept" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 16 they slept for little and and then slept again through. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "slept" sits close to words such as defeats, leone and peaks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with slept
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They may believe they slept for only four hours while they, in fact, slept a full eight hours. (18 words)
Cyril did not know when night began, or if he’d truly slept in the nightmare of the storm. (19 words)
After beginning the challenge in Cork on Sunday July 16, they slept for little more than four hours per night. (20 words)
Having said that, Statlander and Baker made the most of their main event spot with a fun TBS championship match which shouldn't be slept on, and Scorpio Sky equally showed up to prove he is more than worthy of quality TV time. (43 words)
Mandy was Jasper’s ex and she also slept with Eleanor as it turns out, so Eleanor informed Earl that was something they had in common because they had all slept with Mandy and then she invited Earl to tea. (40 words)
During her initial evaluation, a psychiatrist asked a battery of questions, including what Edwards wanted to be when she grew up (a police officer), what she did for fun (sports), and how she slept (poorly, with nightmares). (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
I slept in Dad’s musty old army canvas bag then, and thanks to the glorious white noise of the brook, slept like a baby.
Within minutes, the horse, finally sensing he was protected, dropped to the ground and slept, and then slept again through the next day’s activities.
Focusing on the guys who don’t want to fuck you—whether they’ve never slept with a woman (gold star) or just slept with a woman (homoflexible)—is a waste of time and energy.
Mandy was Jasper’s ex and she also slept with Eleanor as it turns out, so Eleanor informed Earl that was something they had in common because they had all slept with Mandy and then she invited Earl to tea.
They may believe they slept for only four hours while they, in fact, slept a full eight hours.
A 7-year-old child was arrested and charged with first-degree arson after allegedly setting his parents' house on fire while they slept inside, reported.
According to her, the early arrival was due to the deployment of Electoral Officials to the Registration Area Centres, RACs where they slept overnight.
After beginning the challenge in Cork on Sunday July 16, they slept for little more than four hours per night.
A man who murdered a lone mother-of-two in her Lancashire home as her infant child slept upstairs rapped about killing someone just an hour before the attack, police said.
Annisa Gibson and Caliber Cleveland have barely slept since the theft of their beloved 6-month-old dog, Chunky Monkey.
At the University of Chicago, the neuroethologist Daniel Margoliash and the neuroscientist Amish S. Dave recorded the brain activity of zebra finches as they slept and dreamed.
Cameron Robinson and David Tierney are also starting lengthy jail terms after robbing a house in at knifepoint and leaving the victim ‘absolutely terrified’ and pleading with them about her baby who slept upstairs.
Chad Ochocinco & Terrell Owens reminiscing on IG live when they slept w/ 17 women in 12 hours in the DR.
Cyril did not know when night began, or if he’d truly slept in the nightmare of the storm.
Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard) finally discovers that Daisy Midgeley (Charlotte Jordan) slept with Ryan Connor (Ryan Prescott), after feeling uneasy about them for months.
Despite being chained, secured with a wheel lock and hidden under a cover, thieves managed to make-off with his £2,000 moped while he slept.
During her initial evaluation, a psychiatrist asked a battery of questions, including what Edwards wanted to be when she grew up (a police officer), what she did for fun (sports), and how she slept (poorly, with nightmares).
For several months, as she was still nursing her younger daughter, the family of three frequently slept in Carhuayna’s car.
Francisco Oropeza showered and slept at the house outside the city of Conroe on Tuesday while Divimara Lamar Nava got him donuts from a nearby store, a prosecutor said.
Having said that, Statlander and Baker made the most of their main event spot with a fun TBS championship match which shouldn't be slept on, and Scorpio Sky equally showed up to prove he is more than worthy of quality TV time.
Common combinations with slept
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- slept with 32×
- slept in 31×
- slept on 27×
- they slept 26×
- he slept 18×
- slept for 13×
- and slept 9×
- she slept 9×
- slept together 9×
- had slept 8×