Definitions
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- adjective ready to fall asleep
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Examples
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Spot the unmistakable cover of Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs—the sultry sleepy-eyed blonde with half her face concealed by a bouquet of white roses.
Soul Trapper F. J. Lennon 2011
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He was tall and sleepy-eyed, with shaggy silvery whiskers, a French accent, and the lazy, affectionate grace of an avuncular tiger.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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Governors like the ghoulish Rick Scott of Florida, or the sleepy-eyed Scott Walker of Wisconsin, have gotten a great deal of media attention for short-sighted, ideologically-driven policies that have undermined the quality of life for the citizens of those states.
Paul Stoller: Light Tea In Pennsylvania Paul Stoller 2012
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The tall, sleepy-eyed Silicon Valley lawyer and former Oracle salesman seems to have found his calling in Iowa's political byways.
Activist Stirs Palin Mystery in Iowa Neil King Jr. 2011
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Governors like the ghoulish Rick Scott of Florida, or the sleepy-eyed Scott Walker of Wisconsin, have gotten a great deal of media attention for short-sighted, ideologically-driven policies that have undermined the quality of life for the citizens of those states.
Paul Stoller: Light Tea In Pennsylvania Paul Stoller 2012
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Tillman said softly, giving the young man a glare of sleepy-eyed malice.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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Tillman said softly, giving the young man a glare of sleepy-eyed malice.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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Tillman said softly, giving the young man a glare of sleepy-eyed malice.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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Tillman said softly, giving the young man a glare of sleepy-eyed malice.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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He was tall and sleepy-eyed, with shaggy silvery whiskers, a French accent, and the lazy, affectionate grace of an avuncular tiger.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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