sink into sleep

[alpacinou]

Hello.

Is it correct to say someone "sank" into sleep?

Does this work?

He was flopped down onto the bed and sank into a deep sleep.

 

[Tarheel]

Try:

He flopped down onto the bed and fell to sleep immediately.

 

[emsr2d2]

Is it correct to say someone "sank" into sleep? Does this work?

He [STRIKE]was[/STRIKE] flopped down onto the bed and sank into a deep sleep.

With my correction above, yes, it's fine.

Of course, Tarheel's version is grammatically correct but "fell to sleep immediately" doesn't mean the same as "sank into a deep sleep".

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

With Ems' correction, it's good — a few words creating a clear image.

 

[Tarheel]

Language gives us the power to say things that aren't necessarily true. (I don't think that immediately after falling asleep you are in stage 4.)

 

[emsr2d2]

There is nothing in post #1 to suggest that the deep sleep happened immediately. In fact, the word "sank" makes me think of a relatively slow descent.