half asleep
Example Sentences
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“He’s half asleep and he lacks clarity and definition,” Hiddleston says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026
ORLANDO—I was half asleep when my phone pinged with an alert from Delta Air Lines late Sunday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025
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
He didn’t seem to know or care what was happening, because without argument, he let me slide an arm beneath his shoulders and drag him along, half asleep.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
