drowsier; drowsiest
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: giving the appearance of peaceful inactivity
a drowsy village
Examples of drowsy in a Sentence
We spent a drowsy afternoon by the pool.
the drowsy students shuffled into the first-period class
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The movie starts at a drowsy hilltop picnic, which is interrupted when a prince (Denzel Washington, magnificent) and his military entourage—including Branagh and Keanu Reeves, as the duke’s bad-hearted brother—ride into view, galloping up the Tuscan road in thrilling slow motion.
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Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
Fatigue Being tired at the end of the day or drowsy at bedtime is not the same thing as fatigue, which is more severe than simply feeling tired.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 27 Nov. 2024
Improving Detectors’ Effectiveness According to the Foundation for Traffic Safety, 17 percent of all fatal crashes involve a drowsy driver.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Nov. 2024
In these professions, long hours on the road contribute to drowsy driving.
—Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
Fatigue Being tired at the end of the day or drowsy at bedtime is not the same thing as fatigue, which is more severe than simply feeling tired.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 27 Nov. 2024
Improving Detectors’ Effectiveness According to the Foundation for Traffic Safety, 17 percent of all fatal crashes involve a drowsy driver.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Nov. 2024
In these professions, long hours on the road contribute to drowsy driving.
—Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for drowsy
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“Drowsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drowsy. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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