Example Sentences
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She must have heard him cry, sleepwalked to the nursery, lifted him out of the crib while she was still asleep, then woke to discover the crib empty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
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
In a contest that started at 11:15 a.m. local time, Maryland sleepwalked through the first 10 minutes.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
The Trailblazers sleepwalked to a 101-49 win over Alemany without them and junior Isaiah Elohim, who was also nursing a knee injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2023
So that whole morning, while I basically sleepwalked though science, math, ELA, and Spanish, I couldn’t stop replaying the scene in the band room.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
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