How to Use sleepy in a Sentence

sleepy

adjective
  • She felt sleepy and went to bed.
  • But we were caught sleepy for the first goal.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Sweden has been sleepy and out to lunch.
    — Chris Pronger, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Thus the sleepy-turkey myth was born.
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
  • It’s been a sleepy fall so far, but that all changes for you this month.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Satchel is thirty-one, with a lanky climber’s build and a sleepy smile.
    — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2022
  • This balmy part of the country is anything but sleepy.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Even when strange things start to happen in his sleepy village.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The town now feels sleepy, surrounded by corn and rice fields.
    — John Ruwitch, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Nothing about this new single is sleepy.
    — Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The Vikings will have the ball to start the fourth quarter of this sleepy game.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Henry high-fived the sleepy-eyed kids, who didn’t want the season to end.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Fresh air and sunshine are good for them and tend to make both people and pets sleepy.
    — Cathy M. Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, 9 Nov. 2019
  • The early part of the year is often a bit of a sleepy time for new fiction.
    — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Back then, Catarina was a sleepy place.
    — ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In dog terms, this can mean that the pooch will be shy, quiet, sleepy, or keep to itself.
    — Liz Krieger, Family, 14 Dec. 2020
  • Howes and Petersen, sleepy and half dazed, took turns at the wheel on the long drive home.
    — Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The film is weirdly slow and sleepy and at least 20 minutes too long.
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Sasha’s sleepy dog Quincy even made a cameo on the album with his snores.
    — Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
  • For eyes, use a round tip to pipe brown frosting in small half-circles to make adorably sleepy eyes.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The film is weirdly slow and sleepy, and at least 20 minutes too long.
    — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The celebrity clientele says a lot about how far this once-sleepy village has come.
    — Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The little girl yawns and closes her eyes, a whisper of a smile on her sleepy face.
    — Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Children with the virus may be fussy, sleepy throughout the day and cry without tears.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Summer is a sleepy season for new cookbooks.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 25 June 2026
  • Children with the virus may be fussy, sleepy throughout the day and cry without tears.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The sleepy-carbs hypothesis is just the start.
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Children with the virus may be fussy and sleepy throughout the day, and cry without tears.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • Best of all, the linen is equally sleek and soft—perfect for those sleepy summer nights.
    — Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • This may seem like a sleepy campaign to people not in the middle of it, but much is at stake.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025

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