sleep through
phrasal verb
slept through; sleeping through; sleeps through
: to sleep without being awakened by (something, such as a loud noise)
She slept (right) through the thunderstorm.
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Some may have slept through federal alerts, and patchy cellphone service in the area may also have hampered the authorities’ ability to reach people.
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New York Times, 8 July 2025
Man sleeps through giant container ship running aground in his yard
A Norwegian man woke up to a giant cargo ship in his garden after the vessel ran aground mere feet from his home.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
His neighbor rang the doorbell to wake up Helberg, who had slept through the ship's arrival.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 25 May 2025
The Speaker specified Garbarino slept through the vote.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 22 May 2025
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New York Times, 8 July 2025
Man sleeps through giant container ship running aground in his yard
A Norwegian man woke up to a giant cargo ship in his garden after the vessel ran aground mere feet from his home.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
His neighbor rang the doorbell to wake up Helberg, who had slept through the ship's arrival.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 25 May 2025
The Speaker specified Garbarino slept through the vote.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for sleep through
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“Sleep through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep%20through. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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