groggy

Example Sentences

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For the first 10 days onboard, I woke up groggy, stuffed and head pounding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Noah noted that traffic accidents appear to spike after the switch because drivers are groggy and thus less vigilant.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2025

My alarm blares its generic Apple chime, and I keep hitting snooze—only to wake up groggy, drained, and unmotivated to make the most of the dwindling daylight.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2025

The only hint of the turbulence Mogwai experienced comes on the groggy, distortion-washed 18 Volcanoes, where Braithwaite quietly sings: "Hope has come another day/Hold me close in every way."

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

I turn a groggy eye toward the clock.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen