sleepwalk
verb (used without object)
to engage in sleepwalking.
have sleepwalked
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present perfectof sleepwalk.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Nation-states have sleepwalked into war against their better judgments, and the same could be true of states within states.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2024
“It is outrageous that we have sleepwalked into a crisis that was so predictable months ago,” he said.
From The Guardian ● May 2, 2021
“Leaders have sleepwalked the nation into what I think is a big disaster for science,” he told Nature.
From Nature ● Feb. 24, 2019
“We have sleepwalked our way into a 10% increase in electricity consumption.”
From The Guardian ● Dec. 11, 2017
We have sleepwalked into this because liberty remains such an alien concept, still.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 3, 2013
