Collocation
deep sleep
a very restful, hard-to-wake-from state of sleeping
Definition
'deep sleep' is a common English collocation. a very restful, hard-to-wake-from state of sleeping
deep + sleep
“After the long flight, she finally fell into a deep sleep.”
Examples
- The baby was in a deep sleep and did not wake up when the door closed.
- I must have been in a deep sleep because I did not hear my alarm at all.
- He drifted into a deep sleep as soon as his head touched the pillow.
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- The storm was loud, but she stayed in a deep sleep the whole night.
- Try to avoid caffeine late in the day if you want deep sleep.
- The nurse checked his pulse while he remained in deep sleep after the surgery.
- My smartwatch says I only got twenty minutes of deep sleep last night.
- A cool, dark room can help your body settle into deep sleep more easily.
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