lightly sleep
Frequency: 6.07.0 per million words
To be in a state of sleep from which you are easily woken.
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- A baby often sleeps lightly, waking at the slightest sound.
- He always sleeps lightly when he's in an unfamiliar place.
- I slept lightly last night because of the storm outside.
- She tends to sleep lightly, so try to be quiet.
- The guard had to sleep lightly, ready to respond to any threat.
- Despite being exhausted, I could only sleep lightly before my big exam.
- Many elderly people find they sleep more lightly as they age.
- Do you sleep lightly or deeply?
- The slightest noise makes him sleep lightly.
- During the military exercise, soldiers had to sleep lightly in shifts.