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Explore Sleepwalk through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like walk. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Sleepwalk in a sentence

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Sleepwalk | Sleepwalking | Sleepwalkers | Sleepwalker | Sleepwalked | Sleepwalks

Sleepwalk meaning

  1. To walk or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate.
  2. To perform actions without being aware of them; to do something that invites certain results without confronting that possibility.

Synonyms of Sleepwalk

somnambulate walk

Related words

Other words often associated with Sleepwalk or its synonyms:

achievement traveling carriage travel accomplishment locomotion posture move pass walking bearing

Using Sleepwalk

  • The main meaning on this page is: To walk or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate. | To perform actions without being aware of them; to do something that invites certain results without confronting that possibility.
  • Useful related words include: somnambulate, walk.
  • In the example corpus, sleepwalk often appears in combinations such as: to sleepwalk, sleepwalk into, sleepwalk through.

Context around Sleepwalk

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

work 1× united 1×

Often after:

outside 1×

Sentence patterns with Sleepwalk

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as united sleepwalk into another 1× if they sleepwalk into this 1× known to sleepwalk for all 1× seemed to sleepwalk through the 1× seems to sleepwalk outside at 1× to work sleepwalk through their 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

her secrecy is 1× if they sleepwalk 1× lecompte admitted his 1× people have been 1× yet mourinho is 1×

Common sentence endings:

collect their paycheck 1× into another crisis 1× jessica assures her 1× ll be concerned 1× of the match 1× outside at night 1×

Words around Sleepwalk

Just before it in the word index:

sleeps 203 sleepovers 20 sleepover 36 sleepout 8 sleeplessness 13 sleepless 109

Just after it in the word index:

sleepwalked 3 sleepwalker 7 sleepwalkers 9 sleepwalking 34 sleepwalks 2 sleepwear 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Sleepwalk

  • In this selection, "sleepwalk" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, work, united and outside stand out and add context to how "sleepwalk" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as united sleepwalk into another and if they sleepwalk into this. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sleepwalk" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sleepwalk

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

People have been known to sleepwalk for all sorts of reasons,” Jessica assures her. (14 words)

Yet Mourinho is still trying to find answers as United sleepwalk into another crisis. (14 words)

LeCompte admitted his Warrior squad seemed to sleepwalk through the early stages of the match. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

That’s not the kind of media landscape these guys want to live in. They just want to show up to work, sleepwalk through their Very Serious Person routine and collect their paycheck. (33 words)

Her secrecy is not the only mysterious thing about Carmilla; she never joins the household in its prayers, she sleeps much of the day, and she seems to sleepwalk outside at night. (32 words)

If they sleepwalk into this game and it’s close in the 4th quarter, I’ll be concerned. (18 words)

Example sentences (6)

If they sleepwalk into this game and it’s close in the 4th quarter, I’ll be concerned.

People have been known to sleepwalk for all sorts of reasons,” Jessica assures her.

LeCompte admitted his Warrior squad seemed to sleepwalk through the early stages of the match.

That’s not the kind of media landscape these guys want to live in. They just want to show up to work, sleepwalk through their Very Serious Person routine and collect their paycheck.

Yet Mourinho is still trying to find answers as United sleepwalk into another crisis.

Her secrecy is not the only mysterious thing about Carmilla; she never joins the household in its prayers, she sleeps much of the day, and she seems to sleepwalk outside at night.

Common combinations with sleepwalk

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sleepwalk" in a sentence?
An example: "If they sleepwalk into this game and it’s close in the 4th quarter, I’ll be concerned." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "sleepwalk" from authentic English texts.
What does "sleepwalk" mean?
Sleepwalk means: To walk or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate.
What are synonyms of "sleepwalk"?
Common synonyms of "sleepwalk" include: somnambulate, walk.
How many example sentences with "sleepwalk" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "sleepwalk", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.