How to Use sleepless in a Sentence

sleepless

adjective
  • He lay sleepless in bed.
  • The sleepless nights, the grime, we’re all used to that.
    National Geographic, 28 Mar. 2017
  • The magic, the love, the fear, the sleepless nights and the memories of it all.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Kylie of course has no idea about all the hard work and sleepless nights.
    Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan, 24 Sep. 2017
  • The cast could have piled off the F train after a sleepless night.
    National Geographic, 7 Jan. 2020
  • The sweaty palms, the nervous laughter, the sleepless nights?
    oregonlive.com, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Prescott Fire has the thing for you' Five years have passed since that sleepless night.
    Alden Woods, azcentral, 29 June 2018
  • Danielle Fishel wouldn’t trade in the sleepless nights for anything to be a mom to son Adler.
    Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 19 July 2019
  • Those hot, sleepless nights will soon become a thing of the past.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 26 June 2020
  • There are so many things that give you sleepless nights.
    Emily Davies, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2021
  • But for most, the process called for sleepless nights next to the computer.
    BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2021
  • So what if that means having a few sleepless nights along the way?
    Laura M. Holson, Marie Claire, 8 Nov. 2019
  • The sleepless nights, the changing classrooms, and those dang blue books.
    Maribel Molina, ajc, 18 Dec. 2017
  • That is sure to produce some sleepless nights in the city’s halls of power.
    Adrian Walker, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2019
  • The play that led to sleepless nights was finally put to bed.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Here’s how to fall in love with Buenos Aires in one sleepless, raucous night.
    Michaela Trimble, GQ, 12 July 2017
  • The Blue Jackets must fight their own demons and sleepless nights to try to advance.
    Stephen Whyno, Star Tribune, 8 Aug. 2020
  • Porters endured sleepless days and nights, weeks away from home and low pay.
    Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 25 Mar. 2021
  • The drives to towns like Port Huron or Lexington to watch the sunrise over the lake to take the edge off her sleepless nights.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2020
  • To the c-section, the vertigo for 8 months, the breastfeeding, the late sleepless nights to the greasy hair, and the giggles ...
    Emily Strohm, PEOPLE.com, 6 Aug. 2021
  • I was also struck by the scene in which Frank, sleepless, goes to sit next to the bed where Claire is lying with Tom.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 May 2017
  • Going from two incomes to one has been a challenge and the cause of some sleepless nights.
    Shannon Carpenter, CNN, 20 June 2021
  • The scenario is enough to give most coaches sleepless nights.
    Michelle Gardner, azcentral, 23 Dec. 2019
  • The journey took weeks, with detours and sleepless nights.
    Camila Russo, Bloomberg.com, 9 July 2018
  • But one sleepless night, after four years of dating, Adam turned to me in bed.
    Mitchell Kuga, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2019
  • Gilbert, on the other hand, should be headed for some sleepless nights.
    Ben Golliver, SI.com, 20 June 2017
  • Construction of the idol took place over two sleepless nights.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 1 June 2021
  • Many sleepless nights followed with Sigler pondering the beauty of the car vs. the high price.
    Vern Parker, Houston Chronicle, 13 Dec. 2019
  • This funny gift may turn out to be more than just a gag once those sleepless nights with the new baby start.
    Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The 13-track album tells the stories of a baker's dozen of sleepless nights scattered throughout Swift's life.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2022

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