in a light sleep

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Is to be in a light sleep natural to say?She was in a light sleep. The slightest noise woke her up.Thanks

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The dictionary says:
^{sleep as noun means 1....... 2} period of sleep
ADJ. long | little, short | dead, deep, heavy, sound | good, restful | light | disturbed, exhausted, fitful, restless, uneasy I woke up early after a disturbed sleep. | dreamless, peaceful | drunken | beauty Sorry but I need my beauty sleep.
VERB + SLEEP need | have Did you have a good sleep? | be in I was in a deep sleep when the phone rang. | drift into, fall into, sink into I immediately fell into a dead sleep. | awake/awaken/wake (sb) from He woke from a fitful sleep with a headache.
PHRASES a (good/poor) night's sleep You'll feel better after a good night's sleep.

Based on the pink line, your sentence is natural. you can say: she was in a light sleep. The slightest noise woke her up.
Generally you could also say: She wakes up to the slightest sound. or light sleepers will wake up at the slightest sound.

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