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
I’m on my feet before I’m fully awake, quieting Viola and a groggy Manchee barking his complaints.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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