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sleepless
[ sleep-lis ]
adjective
- without sleep:
a sleepless night.
- watchful; alert:
sleepless devotion to duty.
- always active:
the sleepless ocean.
sleepless
/ ˈːɪ /
adjective
- without sleep or rest
a sleepless journey
- unable to sleep
- always watchful or alert
- poetic.always active or moving
the sleepless tides
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
- ˈԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- l· adverb
- l·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of sleepless1
Example Sentences
Meghan has said on her podcast that she's learning from other female entrepreneurs about "the sleepless nights, the lessons learned and the laser focus that got them to where they are today."
"It's given me nightmares and sleepless nights. I'm disgusted about what they've done to me," he said.
The teens described shattered bodies, sleepless nights and lasting trauma at Eis’ sentencing hearing, according to the Ventura County district attorney’s office.
That specialness makes “Cowboy Bebop” the prescription for sleepless nights, whether it’s because you can’t or don’t want to.
Residents in the country's second most populous city say they have spent sleepless nights wandering the streets in despair as food and water supplies dwindle.
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