sleepwalk
verb
sleep·walk
ˈslēp-ˌwȯk 
sleepwalked; sleepwalking; sleepwalks
1
: to walk while or as if while asleep
2
: to proceed in a passive often lethargic manner
sleepwalked through the workday
sleepwalk
noun
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This didn’t feel like a team sleepwalking through a trip to Manhattan.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
The 76ers sleepwalked through most of the first three quarters and trailed the 10-win Pacers at halftime and only led 82-81 at the end of the third quarter.
—CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Donnie Darko, a teenager struggling with his mental health, who begins sleepwalking and experiencing visions that take a toll on his everyday life.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
Advertisement The latest Japan-China spat is reminiscent of the late Shinzo Abe’s speech at Davos in 2014 about the risk of sleepwalking to war, remarks that were then widely interpreted as saber-rattling toward China.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 30 Nov. 2025
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
The 76ers sleepwalked through most of the first three quarters and trailed the 10-win Pacers at halftime and only led 82-81 at the end of the third quarter.
—CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Donnie Darko, a teenager struggling with his mental health, who begins sleepwalking and experiencing visions that take a toll on his everyday life.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
Advertisement The latest Japan-China spat is reminiscent of the late Shinzo Abe’s speech at Davos in 2014 about the risk of sleepwalking to war, remarks that were then widely interpreted as saber-rattling toward China.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Sleepwalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepwalk. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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