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HONOLULU—My roommates woke up, one by one, at sunrise last week, zipping open their suitcases and sleepily walking to the bathroom.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

Husam Abdelgawi, a 31-year-old accountant in the Libyan city of Derna, got up and went sleepily downstairs to check on them, and felt water under his feet.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2023

They’re playmates, academic rivals and childhood sweethearts, as signaled by a lovely shot of them riding in the backseat of a car, Na Young sleepily resting her head on Hae Sung’s shoulder.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2023

I’d remember late mornings in Dubai, listening to the radio after missing the school bus, sleepily ingesting the Bollywood Top 40 my parents had on in the car.

From The Verge Aug. 8, 2022

She lay gazing sleepily at the backs of Teddy’s legs.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger



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