sleepwalk
verb (used without object)
to engage in sleepwalking.
was sleepwalking
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past progressiveof sleepwalk.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The entire second half felt like Seattle was sleepwalking.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2021
I think I was sleepwalking through those years — when I was 5, 6 and 7.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2021
“Hickenlooper was sleepwalking through this campaign so maybe this woke him up,” said Floyd Ciruli, a veteran independent pollster in Colorado.
From Reuters ● Jun. 30, 2020
I’m really hoping that he was sleepwalking or drunk, but maybe this is just a thing he does?
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2018
In his speech, Mr McCallister expressed the fear that the party was "sleepwalking into unionist unity".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2012
