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
Recent Examples on the Web
Finding a quiet place to chat in Manhattan is never easy, but the brothers settle on a wall outside of a sleepy office building near the West Side Highway.
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024
What Irwin and many of Cibola’s residents didn’t realize was that in their sleepy, riverside town, a select group of farmers and landowners had been working for years to facilitate such deals.
—Maanvi Singh, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024
Last month, the animal welfare organization FOUR PAWS kicked off the 2nd annual bracket competition, inspired by March Madness, in search of the world's sleepiest bear.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
The Supreme Court tackles the case next week. GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Just past the outfield fence of the local little league ballpark, homeless residents of this sleepy Oregon town erect tents to spend the night protected from cold and rain.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024
My fellow sleepy interns and I then amble towards the hospital together like an amoeba.
—Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 18 Apr. 2024
Still, those with hearts and minds open enough to see what’s in front of them — like our 15-year-old hero Jared (Lyon Daniels) — might find in the sleepy town of Henson, Michigan, a veritable haven of otherworldly life.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
When South Beach was still a sleepy town, before the ‘90s boom, Epicure was the one place welcoming the cosmopolitan.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
At universities and in some activist circles, however, a powerful backlash against Israel was brewing within hours of the attack, transforming student groups with sleepy social media presences into powerful campus voices.
—Sheera Frenkel, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024
What Irwin and many of Cibola’s residents didn’t realize was that in their sleepy, riverside town, a select group of farmers and landowners had been working for years to facilitate such deals.
—Maanvi Singh, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024
Last month, the animal welfare organization FOUR PAWS kicked off the 2nd annual bracket competition, inspired by March Madness, in search of the world's sleepiest bear.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
The Supreme Court tackles the case next week. GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Just past the outfield fence of the local little league ballpark, homeless residents of this sleepy Oregon town erect tents to spend the night protected from cold and rain.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024
My fellow sleepy interns and I then amble towards the hospital together like an amoeba.
—Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 18 Apr. 2024
Still, those with hearts and minds open enough to see what’s in front of them — like our 15-year-old hero Jared (Lyon Daniels) — might find in the sleepy town of Henson, Michigan, a veritable haven of otherworldly life.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
When South Beach was still a sleepy town, before the ‘90s boom, Epicure was the one place welcoming the cosmopolitan.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
At universities and in some activist circles, however, a powerful backlash against Israel was brewing within hours of the attack, transforming student groups with sleepy social media presences into powerful campus voices.
—Sheera Frenkel, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Sleepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepy. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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