sleepier; sleepiest
1
a
: ready to fall asleep
b
: of, relating to, or characteristic of sleep
2
: sluggish as if from sleep : lethargic
also
: having little activity
a sleepy coastal village
3
: sleep-inducing
Examples of sleepy in a Sentence
She felt sleepy and went to bed.
the sleepy children were carried up to bed
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Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
In March, Kast flew up to Arica, the sleepy desert town on the border with Peru, to announce the initiation of his 'border shield' plan.
—John Bartlett, NPR, 23 May 2026
This sleepy surface conceals the racial and religious tensions between locals and the transient workers who cross the border for employment.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
Matthew Rhys plays the town’s mayor, a man intent on turning the sleepy seaside hamlet into a bustling tourist destination.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for sleepy
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“Sleepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepy. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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