sleepwalking

Example Sentences

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More recently, he has warned that the country is sleepwalking into economic stasis, thanks to bad policies and rules that make it hard to invest in new ventures and run companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The Chargers, whose distinctive look was a nod to the 1970s, were sleepwalking in the first half before coming to life in the second.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2025

I think this is the space where a lot of our leaders and regular voters are sleepwalking.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2025

John Hall, from NASUWT, the teachers' union, believes local authorities are "sleepwalking into a crisis" unless they start to discuss the implications of falling birth rates with each other.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2024

There he stood motionless for a long time, managing to stay erect as if he were sleepwalking, still not understanding what was happening and tormented by the screams coming through the walls.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende