sleepwalk

verb

sleep·walk ˈslēp-ˌwȯk

sleepwalked; sleepwalking; sleepwalks

intransitive verb

: to walk while or as if while asleep

: to proceed in a passive often lethargic manner

sleepwalked through the workday

sleepwalk noun

sleepwalker

ˈslēp-ˌwȯ-kər

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Two years ago, not much was expected from a team who sleepwalked through the pandemic 2020 season, won 84 times in 2019 as defending World Series champions and then dealt with the fallout of trading Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers. —

Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 7 May 2023 The Celtics had to win Game 2 after sleepwalking through Game 1 at home Monday against a Sixers team that presumably was weakened by the absence of center Joel Embiid, the NBA’s Most Valuable Player this season. —

Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023 Make an effort not to sleepwalk through your day, since being mentally distant increases the likelihood of mistakes and missed opportunities. —

Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2023 To circumvent the minefield is to neglect the person who somehow sleepwalked their way to its center. —

Joseph Lezza, Longreads, 30 Mar. 2023 Ashley, for her part, has mother issues and is prone to sleepwalking, leading to one disastrous nocturnal incident involving Gordon’s bedside cabinet. —

Mike Mccahill, Variety, 5 May 2023 The Bruins sleepwalked through the opening 20 minutes of that game, eating up valuable time in a potential clinching contest. —

Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2023 Doc talk Parasomnias Sleep disorders, such as night terrors or sleepwalking, that periodically interfere with slumber Mania of the week (Getty Images) Coimetromania An obsession with cemeteries. —

Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2023 As politicians sleepwalk toward a potential debt ceiling crisis, financial markets have begun pricing in a small — but growing — chance of a disastrous default. —

Matt Egan, CNN, 31 Mar. 2023 See More

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