sleep through
Britishverb
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Sleep without waking for a period of time, usually the night, as in At three months many babies have learned to sleep through . [Mid-1900s]
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sleep through something . Fail to pay attention, as in We all slept through the explanation and then had trouble getting the machines started .
Example Sentences
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I tapped Mr. Dovlo timidly, afraid he might sleep through our stop, but he smacked me away, muttering, “Last stop, last stop!”
From Literature
“If a premium diaper is keeping your baby healthier, meaning no rashes, infections, if it’s helping them sleep through the night, if it’s preventing blowouts and them ruining clothes and outfits when you are out and about, it might be worth paying up for,” she said.
From MarketWatch
“I usually sleep through the massage, but I find it helps relax my body,” he says.
This is the kind of stuff that raises the eyebrows of voters who might otherwise sleep through a judicial retention election.
People can sleep through them.
From BBC
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