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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Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Then, on a sleepy Saturday afternoon, the same man turned up unannounced at our family home in Ireland.
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Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Odenkirk plays an unassuming substitute sheriff with a troubled past who, after moving to a small, sleepy town to take the temp sheriff post, responds to a bank robbery and unknowingly uncovers something far more explosive.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Then, on a sleepy Saturday afternoon, the same man turned up unannounced at our family home in Ireland.
—Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
As your celestial ruler, Venus, takes a dip in your sleepy 12th house of resting, retreating and surrendering to the ebb and flow of your spirit, you’re encouraged to slow down.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
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 Oct. 2025.
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