Example Sentences

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When the inquiry met in Belfast last May she rejected suggestions the executive had "sleepwalked" during the pandemic.

From BBC • May 20, 2025

In response to a question from a police officer, she explained that she had always been a deep sleeper and had sleepwalked a couple of times as a teenager.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2022

The Bruins had sleepwalked their way through the first 3½ minutes of the second half, failing to provide any resistance as Oregon made four three-pointers as part of a 14-2 push.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2022

Four years ago, the then information commissioner argued that we had sleepwalked into a surveillance society.

From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2010

Sourmelina, dreaming of chorus girls, had sleepwalked across the throw rug.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides