groggy

Example Sentences

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For the first 10 days onboard, I woke up groggy, stuffed and head pounding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Noah noted that traffic accidents appear to spike after the switch because drivers are groggy and thus less vigilant.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2025

My alarm blares its generic Apple chime, and I keep hitting snooze—only to wake up groggy, drained, and unmotivated to make the most of the dwindling daylight.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2025

The only hint of the turbulence Mogwai experienced comes on the groggy, distortion-washed 18 Volcanoes, where Braithwaite quietly sings: "Hope has come another day/Hold me close in every way."

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

Just as the usual ribbons of gold were beginning to braid the sky, Jinny led her groggy Care up the path and into the prairie.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder