sleep with

verb

slept with; sleeping with; sleeps with

informal

: to have sex with (someone)

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Hal is arrested, per his plan, as John meets and sleeps with a mysterious woman, Zoe (Poorna Jagannathan), and uses Hal’s ring to light her cigarette after the fact. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026 There are various reasons why sleeping with your bedroom door closed makes a difference in your sleep. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2026 And why does William seem so cool with John sleeping with his wife, Zoe? — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2026 Like the book, Bret is living a double life, dating a girl in public while secretly sleeping with a boy. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sleep with

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