How to Use sleep-deprived in a Sentence

sleep-deprived

adjective
  • These creams also aren’t just for the sleep-deprived.
    — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Being sleep-deprived and filled with fear.
    — Marc Jacobs, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Many teens are sleep-deprived during the week, and weekend rest gives their brains time to recharge.
    — Hannah Silverman, Parents, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The sleep-deprived died within days, but the hungry survived.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Many people who are sleep-deprived probably have gotten used to it.
    — Terry Ward, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
  • For teenagers who are already sleep-deprived and facing early school start times, cannabis can become its own nightly fix.
    — Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
  • Get Enough Sleep People are more likely to catch a cold if they're run down and sleep-deprived.
    — Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Janfaza tried to sidestep the sanctions, arguing he was sleep-deprived.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Consistently logging sub-7-hour nights doesn’t just leave you sleep-deprived.
    — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Consistently logging sub-7-hour nights doesn’t just leave you sleep-deprived.
    — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
  • But even without being sleep-deprived, there’s something about the rooms here that encourages deep relaxation.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Shane, sleep-deprived and guilt-ridden over Heather’s death, performs emergency surgery on Alex’s dad by himself.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Expressing your ideas and giving direction when you’re sleep-deprived, burned out, or simply overwhelmed can feel nearly impossible.
    — Harvard Business Review, 7 May 2026
  • Manage Stress Living with OSA can be stressful, especially if you are sleep-deprived or worried about your health.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Doctors liken the time change to jet lag, noting that the shift can affect cognitive, emotional, and physical well-being, particularly for those already sleep-deprived.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Wolozin said that basic childhood illnesses such as ear infections can become dangerous in Dilley because children are often sleep-deprived and malnourished.
    — Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Attorneys for the West Kendall mother who could face the death penalty if convicted of drowning her 9-year-old autistic son requested that her confession be thrown out, saying she was sleep-deprived when detectives questioned her.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
  • Medical residents are famously overworked and sleep-deprived, to the extent that the United States passed regulations in 2003 limiting their workweek to 80 hours.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 5 July 2022

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