Definition of sleepy
sleepier
;sleepiest
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Examples of sleepy in a Sentence
She felt sleepy and went to bed.
the sleepy children were carried up to bed
Recent Examples of sleepy from the Web
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Medical and educational researchers point to findings that adolescents' biological sleep cycles change during puberty, meaning their bodies are wired not to get sleepy until about 11 p.m.
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Today, Colmar’s antiques shops welcome browsers, homeowners fuss over their geraniums, and hoteliers hurry down the sleepy streets to pick up fresh croissants in time for breakfast.
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Why not obligate the local media elsewhere to spend four days acting as if something of vital importance is happening in their town during a sleepy week on the calendar?
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On a sleepy summer evening, a batch of showers zipped through the Washington region.
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TACOMA, Washington—On an otherwise sleepy, slow work day, ahead of the 4th of July weekend, a mid-sized town about 30 miles outside of Seattle had slammed to a crawl.
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A sleepy summer day turned crazy in my little corner of the world yesterday with back-to-back bombshells.
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The ratings were similarly sleepy, with Kelly’s third outing for NBC drawing just 3.5 million viewers—her Sunday night show’s worst ratings since its debut, trailing a re-run of 60 Minutes by nearly 2 million.
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Eubank (who just last week was still playing an assassin at Spinning Tree) is a solid casting choice as the sleepy and sarcastic orange cat.
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First Known Use of sleepy
13th century
SLEEPY Defined for English Language Learners
sleepy
playDefinition of sleepy for English Language Learners
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: tired and ready to fall asleep
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: quiet and not active or busy
SLEEPY Defined for Kids
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