How to Use get to sleep in a Sentence
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What better way to get to sleep than to have the key to infinite power by your side?
—John Thompson, Men's Health, 28 Nov. 2022
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But these days, many truckers only drive short distances and get to sleep in their own beds at night.
—Stephen McBride, Forbes, 7 May 2021
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Whoever nabs the coveted spot will get to sleep at the opera house on July 16.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2023
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As a sleep aid, ashwagandha may help people get to sleep faster and stay asleep for longer.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2022
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Not knowing, trying to get to sleep every night still not knowing, is one more hammer to the heart.
—Cynthia Gorney, National Geographic, 16 June 2020
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Our five grandkids have, over the years, enjoyed climbing the steep steps to look out over the open area and negotiate who would get to sleep there for the night.
—Star Tribune, 22 Apr. 2021
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Meanwhile, Olivia and Horacio take the opposite approach, rushing to hit 100 km first and get to sleep faster.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2023
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Yet how does anyone get to sleep today in the turmoil over the coronavirus pandemic?
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 13 Aug. 2021
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Guests will then get to sleep in the Vicens family's primary bedroom.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2021
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Once thoughts are on paper, children often are better able to let their concerns go and get to sleep more easily.
—Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2020
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Staring at screens all day has repeatedly been shown to have a negative impact on our ability to get to sleep and to stay asleep.
—Jacob Siegal, BGR, 28 Apr. 2021
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Full beds are more commonly used by children who like to fill their bed with soft toys or need an adult to lay down with them to get to sleep, teenagers who have outgrown a twin bed, and adults who generally sleep alone.
—Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2020
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Caffeine is associated with getting less sleep, taking longer to get to sleep, and frequent wake-ups (from your bladder, most likely) at night.
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 24 Jan. 2022
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While groundhogs on the other side of the country are being bothered during their morning routine, rodents in the Portland area get to sleep in under cloudy skies with light rain falling Wednesday.
—oregonlive, 2 Feb. 2022
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The company had already enjoyed considerable success with its Rest and Rest+ devices meant for helping babies and children get to sleep and stay there.
—Popular Science, 8 June 2020
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Previous research has shown writing about worries can help someone quickly get to sleep, but is there a specific type of writing that’s more effective?
—Lauren Sigfusson, Discover Magazine, 12 Jan. 2018
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The five-and-a-half day test involves basic underwater demolition, survival and other combat tactics, and during the test sailors get to sleep just twice, for two-hour periods only.
—Lolita C. Baldor, ajc, 2 May 2023
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Some online reviewers note that the electronic features, including vibration and sound, are weaker on this bassinet than on others, but not all babies need electronics to get to sleep.
—Rachel Rothman and Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 24 Feb. 2023
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