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Recent Examples of sleepily
At first, the reception started out, well, sleepily.
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Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 14 Nov. 2025
Thankfully, as Hank sleepily confesses, James got away.
—Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
CaseSafe owners can track their luggage in real time for every step of the journey, from checking it in to sleepily retrieving the bag after a red-eye.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 14 Nov. 2025
Thankfully, as Hank sleepily confesses, James got away.
—Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
CaseSafe owners can track their luggage in real time for every step of the journey, from checking it in to sleepily retrieving the bag after a red-eye.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleepily
Adverb
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The football hopped over rookie kicker returner Kaleb Johnson’s shoulder and sat lifelessly in the end zone as Johnson headed toward the sideline.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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But Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby mustered just two shot attempts apiece, spending their time watching idly as the Knicks offense incessantly grinds into a standstill.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2026
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The boat bobbed idly, water lapping against it.—
Kelso Harper,
Scientific American,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Sleepily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleepily. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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