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眠りにつく
Nemuri ni tsuku marks the moment you drift off rather than the whole night. It sounds slightly more written than plain nemuru.
Examples in context
子供はすぐに眠りにつく。
The child falls asleep quickly.
彼は本を読んで眠りにつく。
He falls asleep reading a book.
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