be sleepy

Example Sentences

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Races for the office tend to be sleepy affairs, but this year’s contest has featured last-minute entrants, a whopping influx of cash and defections among the incumbent’s key supporters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Instead, the Tuesday afternoon grilling turned out to be sleepy and dull, according to CNN legal analyst Norm Eisen.

From Salon • May 15, 2024

I might be tired or might be sleepy.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2021

Her medical treatments left her sleepy, and it wasn’t good to be sleepy around fryolators.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2020

Mrs. Tiflin called, “Make him clean his feet and go to bed, Carl. He’ll be sleepy all day tomorrow.”

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck