Sentence examples for about asleep from inspiring English sources

The phrase "about asleep" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It is not typically used in any context, as it combines two words that do not logically fit together.
Example: "I was about asleep when the phone rang." (This example is awkward and unclear.)
Alternatives: "almost asleep" or "nearly asleep."

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This idea always reminds me of the point in the sleep cycle where you're just about asleep but not quite, when your mind wanders and starts to take you under.

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Too many of us know the feeling: You're lying in bed, worrying about fall asleep, and then -- surprise, surprise -- you can't fall asleep.

(An address to his students includes an anecdote about falling asleep on the toilet).

I'm reading to you! Don't even think about falling asleep".

They send her fake emails, purportedly from Ken, full of cheesy lines about falling asleep thinking of her.

"Mr Rylance delivers a performance of characteristic commitment," Mr Letts sums up, after splurging his whole review on a routine about falling asleep.

Before Payne started filming, he asked for more slump from Dern: "Bruce, could we have the baseball cap a little lower?" Dern joked about falling asleep under the brim.

Sometimes medication is used if people are very bothered and therefore worry about falling asleep and make it worse".

What's your story about staying asleep?

And I'm not talking about "falling asleep" but the actual sleep quality.

Instead of stressing about falling asleep, trust that your body will make it happen.

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