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Slept a little vs Slept little

Both phrases are correct, but they have slightly different meanings. 'Slept a little' implies that some sleep was obtained, while 'slept little' suggests a lack of sleep. The choice between them depends on the intended meaning.

Last updated: April 01, 2024 • 2040 views

Slept a little

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase indicates that some sleep was obtained, though not a significant amount. It implies that there was at least some sleep.

Examples:

I was so tired, but I managed to sleep a little on the plane.
She only slept a little last night due to the noisy neighbors.

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You should have slept a little.
You slept a little longer than planned.
Wish I'd slept a little bit more.
You slept a little last night?
I slept a little bit, but I had a bad dream.
She drank some water and slept a little today.
We slept a little because we had arrived before the office opened, so there were not many officials around.
We all slept a little better knowing that someone with his integrity was in our lives.
Could you wait until he's slept a little...? No.
Then slept a little 'in van listening to the disc of Queen "News of the world" and repeating scaricavo battery of the van.
I slept a little.
We slept a little.
Honey have you slept a little bit?
In the morning, the beginning of a beautiful winter's day, we were leaning against the wall of a house, and there perhaps we had slept a little, or perhaps, with eyes open, only stared around us.
We slept a little, woke up, and put on some oil.

Alternatives:

slept for a short time
got a bit of sleep
had a brief nap

Slept little

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase suggests a lack of sleep or a small amount of sleep. It implies that the person did not get much sleep.

Examples:

The baby has been crying all night, so I slept little.
During the stressful week, she slept little and felt exhausted.

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The apostles slept little that night; they seemed to sense that a great event in their lives and in the work of the kingdom had transpired.
164:2.4 (1811.1) That night Nathaniel and Thomas slept little; they were too much amazed by what they had heard at Nicodemus's house.
His parents likewise slept little.
always slept little and worked 15 years already.
And I struggled just to survive always worked in the factory always slept little and worked 15 years already.
You should have slept a little.
They too have slept very little and are tired.
They went to their various places for rest, but they slept very little.
You slept a little longer than planned.
Wish I'd slept a little bit more.
But last night, I understood why Napoleon slept so little!
You slept a little last night?
I slept a little bit, but I had a bad dream.
She drank some water and slept a little today.
He slept very little that night, being in close communion with the Father in heaven.
We slept a little because we had arrived before the office opened, so there were not many officials around.
The apostles had slept very little that night, so they were up early and ready to go.
We all slept a little better knowing that someone with his integrity was in our lives.
We slept a little, woke up, and put on some oil.
She slept in a lovely little cottage made of gingerbread and candy.

Alternatives:

slept hardly at all
barely slept
got very little sleep

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