sleepily

Example Sentences

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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

“Mom,” she said as she looked up sleepily, “can you give me my Cheerios?”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2024

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

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 leans back against the wood of the old mill and sleepily pulls her royal-blue tunic over her head.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz