sleepy

Example Sentences

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Monday's quake sowed panic in otherwise sleepy parts of Mindnao.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The city controller’s race, normally a fairly sleepy affair, has turned into the second-highest-spending race in the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

But that oddly specific timing during a normally sleepy part of the NFL calendar owes to the league’s arcane salary cap rules.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

That all spells exciting times for sleepy, regulated natural monopolies that control the last kilometer to the customer.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Luckily she was too sleepy to give me much of a hard time.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan