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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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.
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Jeff Kingston, Time, 30 Nov. 2025
Ozzy was notorious for getting hammered, then sleepwalking in hotels, ending up in the lobby or the wrong room.
—Stephen Rea, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
Her mother-in-law is sleepwalking with a gun.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
The defense cannot continue to prop up an offense that sleepwalks through the first half or a special teams group that sabotages with fundamental gaffes.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2025
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Jeff Kingston, Time, 30 Nov. 2025
Ozzy was notorious for getting hammered, then sleepwalking in hotels, ending up in the lobby or the wrong room.
—Stephen Rea, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
Her mother-in-law is sleepwalking with a gun.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
The defense cannot continue to prop up an offense that sleepwalks through the first half or a special teams group that sabotages with fundamental gaffes.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sleepwalk
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“Sleepwalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepwalk. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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