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Recent Examples of sleepy Snow White is off to a sleepy start at the box office. Sharareh Drury, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025 The concert would draw thousands of people to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway over Labor Day, injecting tourism dollars into the city during an otherwise sleepy holiday weekend. Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025 It is situated next to a sleepy mobile home park, some single-family home neighborhoods and the park. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025 This delicious sleep aid comes in five different flavors: mint chocolate, hot cocoa, cinnamon chai, sleepy berry and rose. Bianca Salonga, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sleepy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleepy
Adjective
  • For the rest of us, a real musical comedy is a cause for celebration; most are either too tuneless to be musicals or too dull to be comedies.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The additional compounds in matcha dull this effect.
    Helen Carefoot, Verywell Health, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Come for the lingering glamour shots of Keene and Hyland, resplendent in their 1930s finery, stay for the hypnotic overhead shots of the rocky coast off Gull’s Point.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The short plunges viewers into a hypnotic, psychological clash between light and dark.
    Jamie Lang, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The building Celine now occupies what used to be a slow pop-up for Dior and Loro Piana.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Samsung is neck and neck with Google, but its updates are often slower and more limited on older phones.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Telogen Stage The telogen stage of the hair cycle is a resting phase, during which the hair doesn't grow, and the follicle is dormant.1 About 10% to 15% of the hairs on your body are in this resting phase at any one time, which typically lasts for a few months.
    Nancy LeBrun, Verywell Health, 13 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • The natural hot springs and spa are favorites among the more mature crowd, and the indoor pool, two-acre water park (complete with waterslide and a lazy river), and lawn games appeal to younger generations.
    Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
  • And, being just 20 minutes from Athens’ city center, the hotel is perfectly positioned for both lazy beach days and quick jaunts to the Acropolis.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Image As most of those patients were drowsy, having come out of surgery or treatment, or simply exhausted and in pain, few had any memory of the abuse, Mr. Kellenberger has said.
    Catherine Porter, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
  • 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, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But his first few weeks in office have been disappointingly lethargic, in contrast to the focused energy coming from the White House.
    Adrian Wooldridge, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
  • But the narrative of a lethargic civil service in bad need of work discipline was set in motion.
    Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The nighttime strike on somnolent Russians might not have been possible just a few months ago.
    David Axe, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Washington’s running game, which had been somnolent for a month, came back to life Saturday, gaining 182 yards against the Lions.
    David Aldridge, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025

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“Sleepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleepy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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