fall asleep
idiom
: to begin sleeping
She fell asleep during the movie.
I woke up and I couldn't fall back asleep.
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Located just 15 minutes north of Olympic National Park, the resort’s tents are nestled in secluded groves overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca, where guests fall asleep to the rhythm of the Pacific and wake to sunlight filtering through towering conifers and coastal mist.
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Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Nap time at a doggy day care took a different turn when a golden retriever puppy couldn't fall asleep like his peers.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Giving antihistamines to help a child fall asleep can be dangerous and may cause serious side effects.
—T'keyah Bazin, Verywell Health, 30 May 2025
Once the 10-minute timer goes off, players make an active choice to leave those thoughts inside the penalty box, so to speak, and move on to trying to fall asleep again.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Nap time at a doggy day care took a different turn when a golden retriever puppy couldn't fall asleep like his peers.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Giving antihistamines to help a child fall asleep can be dangerous and may cause serious side effects.
—T'keyah Bazin, Verywell Health, 30 May 2025
Once the 10-minute timer goes off, players make an active choice to leave those thoughts inside the penalty box, so to speak, and move on to trying to fall asleep again.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for fall asleep
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“Fall asleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20asleep. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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