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Recent Examples of sleepless Fatigue, severe pain, heavy and irregular flow, sleepless nights on the bathroom floor. Toria Sheffield, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025 For Paulet-Miller, that sleepless night is still having an effect. Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025 For Paulet-Miller, that sleepless night is still having an effect. Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 13 Aug. 2025 After a few sleepless nights, the Type A mom inside me wanted to shed some serious tears. Hannah Silverman, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sleepless
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Adjective
  • Tips to Break the Bedtime Screen Habit Dr. Verma, who was not involved in the research, offers the following tips to prevent wakeful effects from smartphones and get better sleep: Avoid screens 30 to 60 minutes before bedtime.
    Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Lauren Goode: Who among us doesn't want to have a nap gently guided by our wakeful rhythm?
    Lauren Goode, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The watch also includes Sleep Score, which breaks down sleep stages such as core, deep and awake to give users a clearer picture of rest quality.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Nightmares about what happened — both on the street and in the hospital — keep him awake.
    Cara Anthony, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Sleepless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleepless. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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