half asleep
Example Sentences
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ORLANDO—I was half asleep when my phone pinged with an alert from Delta Air Lines late Sunday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
He said he had been "half asleep" Thursday when his phone buzzed with a call from Washington.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
And I don’t know if Curren’s the right person to explain things to … where he’s half asleep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
"By the time the 7:45 kick-off came around, I'd be half asleep," he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2021
We circled the house to the music and had one last dance together, Granda and Celia, and Patch half asleep, all of us laughing and crying as we held each other.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
