be sleepy
Example Sentences
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Races for the office tend to be sleepy affairs, but this year’s contest has featured last-minute entrants, a whopping influx of cash and defections among the incumbent’s key supporters.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Instead, the Tuesday afternoon grilling turned out to be sleepy and dull, according to CNN legal analyst Norm Eisen.
From Salon • May 15, 2024
I might be tired or might be sleepy.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2021
Her medical treatments left her sleepy, and it wasn’t good to be sleepy around fryolators.
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2020
How my dog can be sleepy at a time like this, I’ll never know.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
