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as in sleepy
desiring or needing sleep
the drowsy students shuffled into the first-period class
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as in hypnotic
tending to cause sleep
listened to drowsy music while waiting in the dentist's office
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Recent Examples of drowsy
But Merritt drinks the spiked beverage and drowns, drowsy from the medication.
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Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
Some people are quick to anger, others have trouble focusing or are often drowsy, some are fearful or anxious, or react badly to change.
—John Werner, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
All of this can understandably lead the body to getting drowsy after giving birth.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 10 Oct. 2024
Once Merritt was drowsy, Abby led her down to the beach and drowned her in the ocean.
—Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2024
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Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
Some people are quick to anger, others have trouble focusing or are often drowsy, some are fearful or anxious, or react badly to change.
—John Werner, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
All of this can understandably lead the body to getting drowsy after giving birth.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 10 Oct. 2024
Once Merritt was drowsy, Abby led her down to the beach and drowned her in the ocean.
—Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for drowsy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drowsy
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So wash your legs and get your tickets, because sleepy bitches don’t get to go to fun reunions.Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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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
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And it’s been satisfyingly fun and hypnotic to use in my experience.Scott Kramer, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The self gets effaced and re-created in so many cross hatches, small threads, and hypnotic patterns.Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Green Bay could finish as high as sixth in the NFC if the resting Rams lose to the 49ers, potentially setting up a first-round matchup against the division-rival Lions.Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2024
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In this condition, a lot of the hairs all over the scalp going into the resting phase all at once–this is seen clinically as an abrupt significant increase in shedding.Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 4 Aug. 2023
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“Drowsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drowsy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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