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Recent Examples of sleepily
The vehicles parked outside Hereford House, a grand Victorian-era building, and a mass of figures emerged sleepily, lugging suitcases and mountains of musical equipment.
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Longreads, 5 Mar. 2026
At first, the reception started out, well, sleepily.
—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
Longreads, 5 Mar. 2026
At first, the reception started out, well, sleepily.
—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
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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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The spouses correct each other’s grammar, natter about a razor, idly wonder if Martin might have Alzheimer’s.—
Steven Winn,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Their comments build on a large body of evidence documented by journalists, activists and Palestinians that show Israeli soldiers supporting or standing idly by as Israeli settlers attack Palestinians or encroach on their land.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Sleepily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleepily. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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