sleepier; sleepiest
1
a
: ready to fall asleep
b
: of, relating to, or characteristic of sleep
2
: sluggish as if from sleep : lethargic
also
: having little activity
a sleepy coastal village
3
: sleep-inducing
Examples of sleepy in a Sentence
She felt sleepy and went to bed.
the sleepy children were carried up to bed
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So wash your legs and get your tickets, because sleepy bitches don’t get to go to fun reunions.
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Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Week 10 of the 2024 college football season is a bit light on top-25 matchups, but sleepy slates like this Saturday's often end up delivering the most chaos.
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Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
Continue reading to learn more about Telluride, Deer Valley, and the other sleepy ski towns making a stir in the western states.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
Week 10 of the 2024 college football season is a bit light on top-25 matchups, but sleepy slates like this Saturday's often end up delivering the most chaos.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
The three-part doc made in association with All3Media International reveals a macabre discovery that trust a sleepy Welsh Valleys village into the spotlight.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for sleepy
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“Sleepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepy. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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