half-asleep
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Written by Félix de Givry and Ugo Bienvenu and directed by the latter, it’s one of those old-fashioned feature cartoons that seems aimed at pleasing half-asleep old people rather than lively youngsters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
Mikalai Dziadok said he learnt how to exercise at night, half-asleep, to warm up.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
He began by recounting—in an unusual, half-asleep tone—the attempt on his life.
From Slate • Jul. 20, 2024
On the other side of the world, Biette-Timmons was half-asleep and didn’t have her eyeglasses on when she saw her friend’s last name pop up on as a notification on her phone.
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2023
I asked Shusgis, who had settled back as if half-asleep in the corner of the smooth-running car.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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