Example Sentences

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She sleepwalks, talks to herself and dreads the ringing phone because the caller, “no matter the voice, will not be the voice.”

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2020

"The person who sleepwalks will appear to be awake but they're really not. And we know this from monitoring their brainwaves," he says.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2017

He said he lost 18 pounds while behind bars, and his wife said he still sleepwalks, checking the bedroom door for air as if he is still in a cell.

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2017

Team sleepwalks through a season in which it gets off to 1-10 start, during which Williams says: “That doom and gloom stuff ain’t going to cut it with me. … Next question.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 8, 2014

To say he sleepwalks through this one would be an insult to sleepwalkers.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2014