sleepy

Example Sentences

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But that oddly specific timing during a normally sleepy part of the NFL calendar owes to the league’s arcane salary cap rules.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

I almost always add flaky salt, too, because salt is what keeps sweetness from becoming sleepy.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Races for the office tend to be sleepy affairs, but this year’s contest has featured last-minute entrants, a whopping influx of cash and defections among the incumbent’s key supporters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

"There's something interesting about seeing it this morning," says Sufiyaan Salam, surveying the sleepy street.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

I was too cold and too sleepy to be keenly observant, and not sleepy enough to betray my trust so altogether I had a dreary, miserable time.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker