sleep with

phrasal verb

slept with; sleeping with; sleeps with
informal
: to have sex with (someone)

Examples of sleep with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In heated questioning with the lawyer for the city, Justice Kagan pointed to the city’s ordinances that allow the authorities to ticket people for sleeping with bedding in public, asking whether cities could outlaw other basic human needs like breathing. Abbie Vansickle, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024 The rules effectively meant someone could be ticketed or fined for sleeping with a blanket or pillow in any public space at any time. Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 22 Apr. 2024 John dulls himself with quaaludes and sleeps with the nanny. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 Moon’s theology rests on the notion that Eve was seduced by Satan in the Garden of Eden before sleeping with Adam. TIME, 4 Apr. 2024 However, sleeping with your head elevated can sometimes help. Dominique Fluker, Essence, 26 Mar. 2024 Your Questions, Answered When can a baby sleep with a blanket? Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024 When asked about co-sleeping, Silverstone revealed that she's always slept with her son. Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024 Lena Brown is a recluse who doesn’t have a lock on her door and so sleeps with a hammer by her pillow. Alex Kotlowitz, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2024

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“Sleep with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep%20with. Accessed 2 May. 2024.

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