sleep-deprived

adjective

: not getting enough sleep

Examples of sleep-deprived in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For teenagers who are already sleep-deprived and facing early school start times, cannabis can become its own nightly fix. — Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 11 June 2026

Attorneys for the West Kendall mother who could face the death penalty if convicted of drowning her 9-year-old autistic son requested that her confession be thrown out, saying she was sleep-deprived when detectives questioned her. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026

Expressing your ideas and giving direction when you’re sleep-deprived, burned out, or simply overwhelmed can feel nearly impossible. — Harvard Business Review, 7 May 2026

Consistently logging sub-7-hour nights doesn’t just leave you sleep-deprived. — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026

But even without being sleep-deprived, there’s something about the rooms here that encourages deep relaxation. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

Janfaza tried to sidestep the sanctions, arguing he was sleep-deprived. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026

Wolozin said that basic childhood illnesses such as ear infections can become dangerous in Dilley because children are often sleep-deprived and malnourished. — Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026

These creams also aren’t just for the sleep-deprived. — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for sleep-deprived

• archived
• arrived
• connived
• contrived
• deprived
• derived
• revived
• survived
• dived
• lived
• rived
• strived