sleep-deprived

adjective

: not getting enough sleep

Examples of sleep-deprived in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Caring for a baby who had been very unwell and dealing with the exhaustion of new motherhood left her sleep-deprived, but the experience still gave her a new perspective on how much care her mom had poured into her own childhood. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026

Patricia Ripley, 51, argued that she was sleep-deprived when police interrogated her about the May 21, 2020, disappearance — and later killing — of her son Alejandro Ripley, who had severe autism and could not speak. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

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

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

Rhymes for sleep-deprived

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