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The opening setting of the “Sleepers, awake!” text starts out muddy, as though the singers are still half asleep and not quite on their parts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

He said he had been "half asleep" Thursday when his phone buzzed with a call from Washington.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025

"She was more excited for me than I was to be fair because I was half asleep," he added.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2023

And I don’t know if Curren’s the right person to explain things to … where he’s half asleep.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2022

I was half asleep, tired, tense, all but swaying on my feet.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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