How to Use sleepy in a Sentence

sleepy

adjective

• She felt sleepy and went to bed.
• It’s been a sleepy fall so far, but that all changes for you this month.
  — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2023
• Then again, San Diego isn’t the same sleepy town, either.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 8 May 2023
• Monday’s mass killing marked the second time the sleepy town has made headlines in the last month.
  — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2023
• Sasha’s sleepy dog Quincy even made a cameo on the album with his snores.
  — Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
• The little girl yawns and closes her eyes, a whisper of a smile on her sleepy face.
  — Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023
• Your ruler, the unitive Moon, is soothing your sleepy 12th house.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
• And with that amount of firepower even there was no chance of getting sleepy even in the night scenes.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 11 Oct. 2023
• With his swoopy chestnut hair, sleepy blue eyes, and god-like jaw, Gabriel ticks all of the boxes of My Type.
  — Sam Reed, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2022
• The outcry from the fans in those cities, where seasons go to die, that if sleepy San Diego can do it, why not us?
  — Jay Paris, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
• Today, the sleepy resort town is still home to a clutch of cool hotels, like the Kanopi House and Geejam.
  — Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023
• To an investor or a new C.E.O., the sleepy heritage brand can work as an advantage.
  — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2024
• What was once a sleepy island of whalers and fisherman is now the Hamptons of Germany.
  — Garrett Munce, Town & Country, 4 May 2023
• In the mother-son selfie, Eve sat up in bed while her sleepy newborn rested on her chest.
  — Emily St. Martin, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2023
• The oldest of three children and a couple of close cousins, Warford was a quiet, sleepy baby.
  — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 10 Oct. 2023
• Her mood was part pro-athlete-in-media-mode, part sleepy teenager.
  — Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2024
• Indica, on the other hand, can make the consumer feel sleepy or lethargic.
  — Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 23 July 2023
• Performance fabrics combat the dirty paws and sleepy drool.
  — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2023
• These sleepy behaviors were backed up by the penguins’ brain signals.
  — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 30 Nov. 2023
• Over the last year and a half of escalating raids, Jericho has remained a sort of sleepy desert town, spared much of the violence.
  — Majdi Mohammed, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2023
• In 2019, the plan to bring Amazon jets to the sleepy airport was under a nondisclosure agreement and known only as Project Scythia.
  — Caitlin Harrington, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2022
• Reddit’s first day of trading Thursday was a soft ringtone tickling the ear of a sleepy IPO market.
  — Laura Bratton, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2024
• The latest installment of sleepy Park City, Utah’s annual event comes in the center of a perfect storm.
  — Vulture, 19 Jan. 2024
• Ross says he got used to limousines pulling up to this sleepy Texas town, letting a wealthy Texan out for a country lunch.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 11 Apr. 2023
• Just like humans, dogs can become relaxed and sleepy due to the calming properties of CBD.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023
• There aren’t a whole lot of talks or lessons given on remaining faithful and useful as their eyes grow sleepy.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Jan. 2023
• Before long, guns are drawn and fired and car chases abound in the trailer as blood splatters and explosions disturb the sleepy town.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2024
• First, the Padres obliterated the script for a sleepy seaside place more head-and-heart connected to sunsets than sports for decades.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
• Of the students who have shown up, some appear relieved to be back with their friends while others look exhausted and sleepy.
  — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
• Listen to this article Speaking in a calm, almost sleepy tone, Princess Nokia sums up her ethos.
  — Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 7 May 2024