Example Sentences

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The Chargers, whose distinctive look was a nod to the 1970s, were sleepwalking in the first half before coming to life in the second.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2025

Chris Birt, JRF associate director for Scotland, said decision-makers were sleepwalking towards another "crushing winter".

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2023

Defendants with psychiatric illnesses may plead not guilty by reason of insanity, or they may insist they didn't have conscious control over themselves—they were sleepwalking when they stole a candy bar, for example.

From Scientific American • Aug. 17, 2023

“That was the worst I’ve ever felt in any football game ever,” Leno said, adding, “We were sleepwalking in the first half.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2022

The Americans’ faces were angry and confused, like they were sleepwalking through a very annoying nightmare.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan