sleepier; sleepiest
1
a
: ready to fall asleep
b
: of, relating to, or characteristic of sleep
2
: sluggish as if from sleep : lethargic
also
: having little activity
a sleepy coastal village
3
: sleep-inducing
Examples of sleepy in a Sentence
She felt sleepy and went to bed.
the sleepy children were carried up to bed
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At around 270 square miles, Menorca charms travelers with its sleepy villages (like Fornells and Binibeca), history (centuries-old lighthouses and archaeological sites), local wines, and under-the-radar beaches.
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Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
The story of this estate began when the original owners transported two period buildings from Melbourne to a sleepy farm town along the Murray River.
—Natalie Hoberman, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The Monkey works not by abandoning the pathos that has overwhelmed the recent sleepy King adaptations, but by finding a way there through parody and comically excessive violence.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
On a cold January morning in a sleepy suburb outside of the city, a local police officer named John O’Keefe was found dead on a fellow officer’s front lawn.
—Peter White, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
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Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
The story of this estate began when the original owners transported two period buildings from Melbourne to a sleepy farm town along the Murray River.
—Natalie Hoberman, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The Monkey works not by abandoning the pathos that has overwhelmed the recent sleepy King adaptations, but by finding a way there through parody and comically excessive violence.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
On a cold January morning in a sleepy suburb outside of the city, a local police officer named John O’Keefe was found dead on a fellow officer’s front lawn.
—Peter White, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sleepy
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“Sleepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepy. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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